The new state budget proposal continues to ratfuck state employees, existing teachers, and retirees, throwing a bone to teacher recruitment with 8% raises for *new* teachers and fellating cops with 10-20%. As a commenter on Reddit pointed out, those undereducated kids trapped in generational poverty arenʼt going to arrest themselves. https://ncnewsline.com/2026/05/12/nc-republican-leaders-announce-end-to-state-budget-impasse/