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Art as a graduation requisite proposed
A proposal backed by state Sen. Pete Brunstetter, R-Forsyth, would add a new arts component to high school graduation requirements and potentially provide state money for more arts teachers around the state.
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City budget plan would raise property taxes by 8.8%
Winston-Salem's property-tax rate would increase by almost 9 percent, and bus fares would increase by 30 cents to $1.30 under a $398.2 million budget proposed Friday by Winston-Salem City Manager Lee Garrity.
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Decision delayed on 2013-14 WS/FC school calendar
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board members opted to hold off on a calendar decision Tuesday, giving more thought to a plan that shifts the school year starting in 2013.
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Bill would let corporations direct taxes to private schools for low-income students
North Carolina lawmakers this week will introduce legislation that would let corporations send up to $40 million of their state taxes next year to a program that would give low-income children up to $4,000 to attend private or religious schools.
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Governor's School supporters pushing for renewed state funding
N.C. Governor's School supporters are making a push this week to restore state funding for the summer program, which was defunded last year but will go on this summer because of private funding.
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Husband of congressional candidate suffers small stroke
John Motsinger, the husband of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board member and 5th Congressional district candidate Elisabeth Motsinger, had a mild stroke last week, his wife said.
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Winston-Salem City Council member to be delegate at Democratic National Convention
Winston-Salem City Council member Dan Besse will be one of the representatives of North Carolina's 5th Congressional District at the Democratic National Convention this fall in Charlotte.
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Less oversight of health units sought
A draft bill before the General Assembly would remove most county oversight from the groups that manage behavioral-health services in North Carolina.
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Small tax increase proposed for Forsyth County
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Historic bill would give $50,000 to each of state's sterilization victims
Victims of North Carolina's decades-long forced sterilization program would receive $50,000 each under a bill filed Wednesday that would make the state the first to compensate people who lost their child-bearing abilities under the once-common practice.
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Longtime director of police communications center dies at 58
Doris Kinard, longtime director of the Winston-Salem Police and Fire departments' 911 communication center, died early Sunday morning after a lengthy illness. She was 58.
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School bond talks coming, decisions loom on Brunson, Paisley, RJR Stadium
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board will start negotiations soon with county commissioners on a school construction package that could run as high as $223.7 million.
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Winston-Salem officials waiting for court rulings in wake of marriage amendment's passage
Winston-Salem city officials have, for the past year, discussed offering domestic-partner benefits to city employees. The conversations were tentative and part of a larger debate about how to lower the city's health insurance costs.
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Legal challenges to marriage amendment possible, but experts expect little immediate success
So North Carolina has a marriage amendment in its constitution. What now?
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National Christian group had big hand in amendment language
As Tuesday's historic vote on North Carolina's constitutional amendment on marriage approached, more information emerged about just where the amendment's language came from.
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Rollcall for May 13
Here's how area members of Congress voted on major issues last week:
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Consultant, PAC investigated
Winston-Salem police are investigating Chris Church, a political consultant with ties to local candidates and the newly formed Forsyth Leadership Political Action Committee.
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Evangelist slams Obama for stance
In another provocative comment aimed at President Barack Obama, the Rev. Franklin Graham on Thursday accused the president of having "shaken his fist" at God by changing his position on same-sex marriage.
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Perdue hits Winston-Salem to pitch budget, film program for Forsyth Tech
Gov. Bev Perdue swung through Winston-Salem on Thursday, pitching her final budget proposals as "the right choices for the state of North Carolina."
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Local politico running for NCDP chair
Frank Eaton, a long-time political operative who lives in Winston-Salem, will seek the chairmanship of the North Carolina Democratic Party, he said Thursday.
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Center of Forsyth County more likely to vote against marriage amendment
The constitutional amendment on marriage narrowly passed in Forsyth County, and on the neighborhood level the results highlight splits within the black community and among Republicans.
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Folwell bid falls short in GOP lieutenant governor's race
State Rep. Dale Folwell's bid for the Republican nomination in the lieutenant governor's race fell short Tuesday, as Dan Forest of Raleigh took an early lead that never vanished.
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Forsyth district judge: Prosecutor David Sipprell top vote-getter
Forsyth County Assistant District Attorney David Sipprell and Winston-Salem lawyer Amy Allred were the top vote-getters Tuesday in the five-candidate race for the seat of retiring Forsyth District Judge Chester Davis.
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N.C. House District 71: Terry wins tight race over Witherspoon
In a tight race, Democrat Evelyn Terry edged out a win Tuesday over Democratic Forsyth County Commissioner Everette Witherspoon in the N.C. House 71 race.
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City Council votes to oppose constitutional amendment banning same-sex legal unions
The Winston-Salem City Council on Monday night voiced, in a 7-1 vote, opposition to an amendment that would write North Carolina's legal ban on civil unions into the state constitution.
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