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Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
North Carolina teacher salaries could increase by $9,000 to $12,000 if new bill passes
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — North Carolina lawmakers have filed a bill proposing thousands of dollars in teacher pay increases across the state. House Bill 192 was filed on Tuesday, and the primary sponsors of the bill are Rep. Donny Lambeth (R-Forsyth), Rep. Erin Pare (R-Wake), Rep. Mike Schietzelt (R-Wake) and Rep. Tricia Cotham (R-Mecklenburg). It aims to increase teacher salaries, reinstate education-based salary supplements and direct the North Carolina Collaboratory to assess the proposal's feasibility and impact on school districts. The bill would increase starting salaries for teachers based on their experience and education level, but a new teacher could expect to bring in around $50,000, up from the current starting pay of $41,000. Teachers with over 25 years of experience would see an increase from $55,950 to $68,230. Here is the proposed monthly pay included in the bill: The bill would also provide salary supplements for board-certified teachers and teachers with advanced degrees. A National Board Certification would net a teacher a 12% supplement, and a master's degree would provide 10%, so those amounts would be in addition to the monthly salaries proposed in the above table. Other school staff, such as nurses, counselors and audiologists, could also receive salary supplements. The salary supplements proposed are a return to pre-2013 policies that had been in place in North Carolina. If passed, the bill would take effect on July 1, 2025. State employee pay tends to be included with the broader budget, so a separate bill addressing it might not gain much traction. However, Lambeth, notably, is part of the House Budget Committee, so his support of the bill could signal an interest in making North Carolina's educator pay more competitive in the coming years. North Carolina ranks near the bottom, 38th, in teacher pay, according to the National Education Association. The average teacher's salary in North Carolina is $13,000 below the national average. Read the full text of the bill here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
NC teachers could make more money under new bill filed
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Teachers in North Carolina could see a big bump in their pay if a House bill recently introduced becomes law. 'This is really a bill to be competitive, we want to be able to attract and retain the best teachers,' Representative Erin Pare said. She's the primary sponsor of House Bill 192, which would raise base pay for teachers statewide. 'This is a public school bill, so this is for the state portion of a teacher salary,' Representative Pare said. The bill would increase starting pay for teachers statewide to $50,000 a year. Right now, it's $41,000. That does not include district supplements and the bill leaves that open to individual districts. It would take some budget negotiations, but sponsors say it's all about setting priorities. 'This $50,000 starting pay is what a lot of the larger school districts in North Carolina are asking for, and I think it makes a lot of sense, it's where we should be,' Representative Pare said. Sponsors say they haven't heard from the North Carolina Association of Educators on the bill yet and whether they support it. But in the General Assembly, it's getting wide support. 'I think there is a shared interest in doing more with regard to teacher pay among a lot of my colleagues,' Representative Pare said. That's despite debates over funding public or private schools in the state. 'I'm a big supporter of public schools and school choice, you can do both, and you should do both, we should fund both,' Representative Pare said. The bill was just filed this week so it doesn't have a committee hearing yet. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
House bill would allow bettors to deduct losses on NC taxes
Each pin represents someone placing a bet in the first hour sports gambling went live in North Carolina on March 11, 2023. (Source: NC Lottery Commission) North Carolina gamblers would be able to deduct losses on their state taxes under a bill the state House Commerce and Economic Development Committee discussed Tuesday. North Carolina taxes winnings, but gamblers are not able to deduct their losses, bill sponsors said. Rep. Keith Kidwell (R-Beaufort) is a gambling opponent who cosponsored House Bill 14. 'This is not a gambling bill,' he said. 'This is a fairness in taxation bill.' The change would bring North Carolina in line with federal tax law, said Rep. Erin Pare, (R-Wake). If a bettor won $10,000 in a year but also lost $10,000, the bettor would owe state income tax on the $10,000 even though they just broke even, Pare said. The law leaves bettors with tax bills they may not be able to pay. The bill would benefit people who bet big and itemize their deductions, Kidwell said. Rev. Mark Creech, lobbyist for the conservative group Return America, opposed the bill. It 'reduces the immediate financial impact of losing money,' he said, and 'lowers the deterrent to risky behavior.' Online sports betting became legal in the state in March 2024. James Joyce of Holly Springs said he and friends began betting on sports online last year, but stopped when they discovered they could not deduct their losses. 'Taxing winnings without allowing loss deductions is completely unjust,' he said. 'This punishes responsible bettors.' The committee heard discussion of the bill but did not vote.
