Rep. Phil Rubin on education funding and why a new property tax scheme could make problems worse
Wake County State Rep. Phil Rubin
It appears that, finally, after a year-long delay that has left North Carolina the only state in the union without a budget for the current fiscal year, Republican state legislative leaders may soon give final approval to a comprehensive budget plan and send it to Gov. Josh Stein.
Of course, as is usually the case, funding for public education was and remains one of the most hotly debated budget items. And while it appears that teachers will finally receive some long overdue but still modest raises, as we learned in a conversation with Wake County State Rep…
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