A casualty of legislative negotiations was an effort by the Senate to crack down on businesses using state capital dollars to profit from charter schools, which are publicly funded but privately managed. (fundeducationnow.org)
Monday's meeting kicked off a week of furious legislative negotiations as state lawmakers work to rush through bills before Thursday's crossover deadline. (pulse.ncpolicywatch.org)
After it was revealed that the governor's aides steared the commission away from investigating administration allies, and with the U.S. attorney looking into the possibility of illegal interference in its workings, the governor presented the Moreland Commission as simply a point of leverage in legislative negotiations. (politico.com)