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NC court upholds taxpayer-funded grants

By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press A divided state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of a Republican-backed program that spends taxpayer money on tuition for students at private and religious schools. The 4-3 decision split North Carolina’s highest court along ideological lines, reversing a lower court ruling declaring the state’s Opportunity Scholarships unconstitutional. Chief Justice […]

By WS Chronicle • July 30, 2015