RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A ruling by the North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday siding with the state controller means the court will revisit a school funding case in which an earlier lineup of justices issued a landmark opinion just four months ago.
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The N.C. Supreme Court has reinstated a lower court’s order blocking a trial judge from forcing state officials to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars out of the state treasury in the Leandro case. The court’s vote was 5-2, with Republican justices supporting the decision and Democrats dissenting.
More than eight months after he started the job, State Controller Nels Roseland has won official confirmation from the N.C. Senate. Senators voted 47-0 to approve Roseland as controller through June 2029. The seven-year appointment also requires a vote in the state House.