Agriculture: Cuts in the direct payments made to N.C. growers of subsidized crops, such as cotton, corn and wheat. North Carolina growers received $65 million in direct payments in 2010, according to the Environmental Working Group.Beaches: $300,000 in grants used to keep the state's beaches clean as part of the efforts to end the Environmental Protection Agency's $10 million beach grant program.Possible gainsBasic education: Obama proposed increasing Race to the Top money, awarded to states that push education reform, to $850 million. North Carolina has received two Race to the Top grants; $70 million last year for pre-K education programs and $400 million in 2010 for improving K-12 graduation rates and for college preparedness and enrollment.Higher education: The state's 850,000 community college students could benefit from a new $8 billion proposal to support partnerships between community colleges and businesses training U.S. workers. Powered By iWebRSS.co.cc
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