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[Progress NC Action @ProgressNow_NC]

Today, Black communities across North Carolina honor the past, unite around needs of the present, and contemplate the future. At a moment when the denial of justice is glaringly obvious and we are fighting to move forward instead of back, togetherness is vital. #juneteenth #nc

[NC Budget & Tax Center (ncbudget.bsky.social) @ncbudgetandtax]

Juneteenth reminds us that freedom requires more than rights on paper. It requires meaningful access to opportunity, participation in democracy, and communities with the resources to thrive. https://t.co/uAHGc1y2AN #juneteenth #ncpol

[NC Budget & Tax Center (ncbudget.bsky.social) @ncbudgetandtax]

Here's our controversial opinion: GDP shouldn't define how well our economy is doing. It should be measured by the well-being of workers instead.

https://t.co/dJcf3Cpb45

[NC Budget & Tax Center (ncbudget.bsky.social) @ncbudgetandtax]

Bad news for all NC workers: NC policymakers are pushing a constitutional amendment that would enshrine so-called "right-to-work" (RTW) laws in the state constitution! #NCGA #NCpol

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[KP Asks Why @KPASKSWHY]

School vouchers are directly tied to segregation.

In ‘59, Prince Edward County, VA, after Brown v. Board, closed their public schools for 5 years and used vouchers to fund private academies for white students.

History shows us where these ideas came from.

#ncpol #schoolchoice

[NC Budget & Tax Center (ncbudget.bsky.social) @ncbudgetandtax]

No more waiting, #NCGA. We deserve a transparent budget process that keeps North Carolinians in the loop of what’s going on with our tax dollars and delivers a budget that centers our well-being. #NCed #LoveNCFundNC

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[KP Asks Why @KPASKSWHY]

NC is spending nearly $600 mill a year on Opportunity Scholarships, but DOES NOT publicly release student performance data, use a common testing system across voucher schools, and has never produced clear evidence that the program is improving student outcomes.

Ever.

#ncpol

[KP Asks Why @KPASKSWHY]

Where is the proof school vouchers improve outcomes?

NC spent almost $600 million last year on a 13 year old program, but still can’t prove it works.

However, we CAN prove that a lot of private school parents are getting taxpayer subsidies to pay their tuition.

#ncpol

[EducationNC @EducationNC]

State Treasurer Brad Briner wrote a letter to Wake County commissioners cautioning against approving a deal to merge Raleigh's WakeMed hospital with Atrium Health. He said prices would go up for WakeMed customers, including its largest customer: the State Health Plan. https://t.co/mV3WEH4541

[💥ChatterBox @LWalker165458]

@catsareblessing "🐱Keep them SAFE & TOGETHER--a cat Family. So CUTE, looking!💟"

[EducationNC @EducationNC]

States typically allocate their dollars for public education through a funding formula that they set. NC’s current system is a hybrid model, but there have been conversations about adopting a weighted funding model. What would that mean exactly? #nced https://t.co/fftgjbe53D

[Progress NC Action @ProgressNow_NC]

This NC State graduate spoke to the media before the NC legislature about the struggles, successes, and needs of those like her who are trying to build a future for themselves while too many leaders seem to only want to build barriers. #ncpol #graduation #BuildFuturesNotBarriers

[The News & Observer @newsobserver]

Why NC Gov. Josh Stein says the income tax cap on fall ballots is a ‘shell game’ https://t.co/EcrCAuf8Ug

[💥ChatterBox @LWalker165458]

@newsobserver "☢️☣️'NC GOP-CONTROLLED LEGISLATURE>>>😡Losers!! Behind the 8 Ball🎱'‼️"

[The News & Observer @newsobserver]

NC lawmakers return from break with budget pending. Catch up on what they’re doing https://t.co/XLjVVtvwMD

[💥ChatterBox @LWalker165458]

@newsobserver "☢️☣️'NC GOP-CONTROLLED LEGISLATURE>>>😡Losers!! Behind the 8 Ball🎱'‼️"

[KP Asks Why @KPASKSWHY]

Opportunity scholarship schools are pretty much black boxes. Why don’t #schoolchoice advocates support transparency?

They make the claim that kids are escaping bad schools for better ones, but there is no data showing that is the case.

Why? We need clear metrics.
#ncpol
#ncpol

[Public School Forum @theNCForum]

Join @ncbudgetandtax for The People's Hearing on June 1, bringing together voices from classrooms, communities and families to lift up what people want for public schools and how tax policy can help make those priorities possible. https://t.co/KiELXDbHPp

[The News & Observer @newsobserver]

NC is now one of the 6 worst states for teacher pay, data shows. Where it ranks https://t.co/fGIy1dU1ss