Democratic Gov Roy Cooper has proposed spending more than million over the next two years to raise public school teacher pay Republican legislative leaders have their own ideas about boosting teacher salaries Terry Stoops the John Locke Foundation's director of research and education studies analyzes the competing priorities and explains what they could mean for the future of teacher compensation in North Carolina Craft brewers are trying to raise awareness about state laws that limit their ability to grow their businesses Ryan Self director of sales at the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery in Charlotte explains why it makes little sense for [... more]