Sex ed bill clears final vote | newsobserver.com projects

The state will allow parents to decide whether their children should learn more about sexually transmitted diseases and contraceptiion than is typically taught in public schools under a bill that passed the House in a 60-55 vote Thursday.

The bill, which now goes to Gov. Beverly Perdue for her signature, schools would continue to offer sex ed that stresses abstinence, Lynn Bonner reports.

via Sex ed bill clears final vote | newsobserver.com projects.

Polls confirm Perdue unpopularity

Maybe North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue should consider joining South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford in Argentina.

Her polling numbers have already headed South, Rob Christensen reports.

A new poll conducted for the Civitas Institute show Perdue has an approval rating of 36 percent of those surveyed, compared with 38 percent who have an unfavorable opinion and 22 percent who have no opinion.

via Polls confirm Perdue unpopularity | newsobserver.com projects.

Governor stumps in Greenville for schools

WINTERVILLE — Gov. Beverly Perdue held one of her “Save Education” rallies in Greenville Monday bringing in area educators as well as some protesters.

The rally was an attempt to gain support for Perdue’s proposed plan to cut next year’s $4.7 million budget deficit by encouraging the General Assembly to find $1 billion more for education.

“In North Carolina, we really have to act boldly, and I mean boldly, to protect our classrooms. … If you cut the classroom, in the long term and short term we cripple North Carolina’s economy.” to gain support for Perdue’s proposed plan to cut next year’s $4.7 million budget deficit by encouraging the General Assembly to find $1 billion more for education.

“In North Carolina, we really have to act boldly, and I mean boldly, to protect our classrooms. … If you cut the classroom, in the long term and short term we cripple North Carolina’s economy.”

via Goldsboro News-Argus | News: Governor stumps in Greenville for schools.

Dome: Governing on a jet plane

Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger chastised Gov. Beverly Perdue Tuesday for using the state jet to fly across the state to rallies promoting her proposal to raise taxes by up to $1.5 billion. Read the full story here.