AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoChild Welfare Overhaul: The N.C. House unanimously passed the Dominique Moody Safety Act (SB 280), sending a child-welfare reform package to the Senate that would create statewide Child Welfare Escalation Teams, add home-assessment photo requirements, expand training, and build a public child safety dashboard. Title IX Scrutiny: The U.S. Department of Education opened a Title IX investigation into Buncombe County Schools over restroom allegations involving boys using girls’ restrooms, following a similar probe of Cabarrus County. School Costs: Wake County School Board voted to raise school meal prices by 25 cents, creating a task force aimed at bringing costs back down amid rising food and staffing expenses. Data Centers Fight: Greensboro Councilwoman Cecile Crawford urged a six-month moratorium on new data center approvals, while a federal FERC order pushes states to tighten how grid connections for data centers are handled. Rural Development: Gov. Josh Stein announced RIA-approved rural infrastructure grants totaling $4.09M and supporting 396 jobs. Politics & Sports: House GOP leader Phil Berger floated the idea of budget support to improve Raleigh’s odds of landing an MLB expansion team. Public Safety: North Carolina drought worsened, with 10 counties now in exceptional drought, and officials warned about hot-car risks.
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