North Carolina Senate majority leader to resign from chamber
A top lieutenant to North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger is resigning from the chamber. A statement released Tuesday from ...
North Carolina Senate majority leader resigns, creating leadership vacancy
Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Newton announced his resignation from the North Carolina Senate, effective Wednesday ...
Chief lawyer's position at alma mater prompted Newton's departure from North Carolina Senate
A leader among the North Carolina Senate Republicans who resigned this week from the General Assembly is the next chief ...
Bill would let NC schools start earlier in August. What about the tourism industry?
North Carolina’s tourism industry is agreeing to let schools start classes a week earlier in August as part of a plan that ...
North Carolina public schools could start earlier in the year under new bill
A bill filed by state Senate leader Phil Berger attempts to strike a compromise between school leaders who want scheduling ...
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North Carolina Senate majority leader to resign from chamber
Newton's departure will mean that Republicans in the 34th Senate District will choose ... Newton, 64, a former Duke Energy state president in North Carolina from Cabarrus County, joined the ...
Some lawmakers propose using sports gambling revenue to supplement coaches pay at public schools
The Keeping Our Coaches Act would allocate $11 million from sports gambling tax revenue to help pay salary supplements for ...
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Berger backs "new alternative" to NC's school calendar controversy
The state's restriction on school calendars has long been a bone of contention pitting state lawmakers and the tourism ...