Jess Clark
Intro to Jess Clark
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Republican legislators in North Carolina have refused to hold a special session demanded by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper to redraw General Assembly...
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The state House passed its budget just after midnight last night. The House plan would cut taxes, fund pay increases for some teachers, and give an...
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Now that the state House has released its plan for teacher pay, there are three plans before lawmakers as they continue budget negotiations. Here are...
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The General Assembly has completed the override of the governor's veto of a measure reducing the state Court of Appeals from 15 judges to 12.
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The use of corporal punishment is on the decline, but at one high school in N.C., the principal paddles his students himself.
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Public-school officials are panicking ahead of state-mandated class-size reductions in kindergarten through third grade. School systems say lawmakers...
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Second of two stories. Click here for the first. North Carolina is one of just two states that automatically charges 16- and 17-year-olds as adults in...
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First of two stories. Click here for the second. When you turn 16 in North Carolina, you still can't vote, or drive on your own at night. You can't buy...
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Corporal punishment is still a legal practice in North Carolina schools. But today there are just two districts in the state where educators still...
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Legislators filed dozens of bills on the first day back since session officially opened, including a proposal to develop a plan to change how the state...