In the recently passed budget, North Carolina lawmakers included $5 million for a statewide digital credential system for the state’s 58-school community college system.  The budget provision includes technical requirements that appear to favor a politically-connected vendor that participated in a state pilot program last year. Who wrote the budget language remains unclear, but the […]

The “budget technical corrections” bill passed by state Senate lawmakers Wednesday takes aim at more than statutory typos – it once again targets the authority of statewide elected Democrats, including removing Democratic Secretary of State Elaine Marshall from an oversight board, and giving the Senate more say over who can serve in the governor’s Cabinet.  […]