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North Carolina Senate OKs $500 million for private school vouchers, student accounts

May. 02, 2024 18:11 PM EDT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Senate Republicans pushed legislation through their chamber Thursday to set aside roughly $500 million more for now for programs that provide taxpayer money to help K-12 students attend private schools and eliminate their waiting lists. On a...

North Carolina Republicans seek hundreds of millions of dollars more for school vouchers

May. 01, 2024 18:59 PM EDT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Addressing a sharp increase in private-school grant applications, North Carolina Republicans advanced legislation on Wednesday to spend hundreds of millions of dollars now to eliminate a large waiting list this fall for Opportunity Scholarships and to permanently meet...

Utah Republicans to select nominee for Mitt Romney's open US Senate seat

Apr. 26, 2024 17:00 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nearly a dozen Utah Republicans vying to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate are set to square off Saturday for the party nomination in a race expected to reveal the brand of political conservatism that most appeals to modern voters in the state. Romney has...