Budget

Travis Fain, WRAL — The state budget is like a buffet. Technically, you can try everything in one sitting, but you’ll regret it. In that spirit, we offer morsels from …
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Brain Murphy, The Raleigh News and Observer – North Carolina lawmakers in the House and Senate released their compromise budget Monday, marking the end of months of negotiations among legislative …
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T. Keung Hui, The Raleigh News and Observer – More taxpayer money would go to help North Carolina families pay for private school, and public schools would be shielded from …
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Dawn Baumgartner Vaughn, The Raleigh News and Observer – If you’re following the drama that has been the North Carolina budget battle during Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration, you already …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — There’s no Medicaid expansion in the budget proposal legislative leaders sent Gov. Roy Cooper this week, House Speaker Tim Moore confirmed Wednesday. That’s not a surprise – the Republican …
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Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press — A North Carolina judge signaled Monday that he’s ready to formally demand legislators carry out a funding recipe to reduce public education inequities, saying …
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Dawn Baumgartner Vaughn, The Raleigh News and Observer – North Carolinians could be days, or possibly weeks, away from a state budget compromise between Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the …
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By Laura Leslie, WRAL — More than three months into fiscal 2021-22, North Carolina still doesn’t have a state budget, frustrating teachers and state employees waiting on raises. House and Senate …
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