Governor vetoes teacher pay bills, seeks higher raises

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s governor vetoed bills that increase teacher pay, describing the increases as “paltry” and asking Republican legislators to work with him for higher salaries for teachers.The state shouldn’t accept the inadequate raises approved last week by the GOP-controlled legislature, not “when we have an opportunity to do more,” Gov. Roy Cooper said at a news conference Friday.Cooper said he vetoed four bills: two dealing with pay […]
Source: The Jacksonvill Daily News