Cooper links teacher pay plan with halting some tax cuts
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper proposed budget adjustments Thursday that would give teachers average pay raises of more than 8 percent, to be paid for by blocking some tax breaks Republicans approved for corporations and six-figure income earners set to take effect in January.”It’s tax fairness for teacher pay,” the Democratic governor told reporters. His $24.5 billion plan for the fiscal year starting July 1 also would expand funding for school safety improvements, job training, […]
