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December 3 – 5, 2024 The North Carolina State Board of Education met for its Bi-Annual Planning and Work Sessions on Tuesday, December 3rd, and Wednesday, December 4th. They then met for their Regular Meeting on Thursday, December 5th. The Planning and Work Sessions were slightly different from normal planning meetings because the SBOE was planning for the upcoming biennium. During the Regular Meetings, action items/reports are voted on and receive final approval to be sent t

Legislative Update November 12, 2024 2024 NC Election Recap   It was a late night for North Carolinians as the state’s polls closed at 7:30 p.m. last Tuesday. Many precincts did not finish reporting their ballots until early Wednesday morning.  O verall, there is a new Democrat Governor,  and the Republican-held Legislature did lose supermajorities. Despite losing the supermajorities, the General Assembly remains relatively the same after the election cycle. The NC House lost

Budget Update The North Carolina General Assembly reconvened briefly last week to pass a mini-budget.  This was unexpected since their adjournment resolution specified November 19th as the date budgetary actions would occur. However, these resolutions are easily amended. The legislature is expected to resume work post-election in November and December. As a reminder, this is a short session year, but it certainly has not felt short in any form or fashion. The mini-budget deal