NC Governor declares 'state of emergency' for public education due to GOP policies.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has declared a "state of emergency for public education," citing smaller raises for teachers, a cut in state revenue, and the expansion of private-school vouchers as significant problems. The Senate's budget gives teachers a 4.5% raise over the next two years and plans to cut personal and corporate income tax rates, making the personal rate 4.5% by 2024, which Cooper cited primarily as a "tax break for millionaires." The House had suggested 10.2% raises for teachers in the biennium, and Cooper had pushed for 18% in the budget concept he provided earlier in the spring.