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Weekly Wrap: School money a state, local issue

One day before students walked out of classes Friday to protest gun violence, Gov. Roy Cooper said he wants an extra $130 million in the state budget to make schools safer. About a third of that money would go toward hiring more school counselors and nurses.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — One day before students walked out of classes Friday to protest gun violence, Gov. Roy Cooper said he wants an extra $130 million in the state budget to make schools safer. About a third of that money would go toward hiring more school counselors and nurses.

Counselors and nurses also have become a hot topic in the Democratic primaries for Wake County commissioner. Five incumbents face challengers, some of whom are backed by deep-pocketed donors upset with funding current commissioners have provided for area schools, including not providing money for more...counselors and nurses.

Early voting began Thursday, so go out and exercise your constitutional right!

In case you are unsure of what legislative district you're in because of the numerous lawsuits and changes in recent years, WRAL.com has put together a tool that tracks those changes and can keep you up to date.
In other news, lawmakers grilled Cooper's administration over the slow release of federal recovery funds 18 months after Hurricane Matthew devastated parts of eastern North Carolina. The state's disaster response could get better in the future because the Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to put some of its staffers in the state's emergency management office.
Finally, the Democratic Party subpoenaed Republican Party director Dallas Woodhouse as part of a lawsuit challenging the GOP legislative majority's decision to cancel judicial primaries this year. Woodhouse called the move "unprecedented" and "extremely dangerous."

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