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Credit Agency Concerned About North Carolina Budget Impasse

Posted by Associated Press | Nov 12, 2019 | State

North Carolina’s lengthy budget impasse is getting attention from a leading credit-rating agency, whose top score for the state allows it to borrow very cheaply. Moody’s Investors Service writes the lack of a final...

NC Legislature Goes Home, Still Without Budget Resolution

Posted by Associated Press | Nov 1, 2019 | State Government

The North Carolina General Assembly went home on Thursday for a brief respite from Raleigh, still without the Republicans’ original two-year budget bill enacted and an uncertain path forward on Medicaid after nine months...

NC Republicans Offer Educator Pay Carrots for Veto Override

Posted by Associated Press | Oct 30, 2019 | State Government

North Carolina Republican legislators offered fresh carrots Wednesday for Democrats to join them in ending a four-month budget stalemate through even higher raises for public educators and staff should Gov. Roy Cooper’s...

Budget Stalemate Reaches Key Moment in North Carolina Senate

Posted by Associated Press | Oct 28, 2019 | State Government

A four-month stalemate over the North Carolina state budget may end if Senate Republicans get a little help from Democrats this week to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the bill. Senate GOP leaders have signaled an...

Final Showdown on North Carolina Budget Could Come Next Week

Posted by Associated Press | Oct 25, 2019 | State Government

A final showdown on the vetoed North Carolina state budget could come next week. Senate Republicans on Friday filed the parliamentary notice necessary to give them the option to bring up the vetoed budget for an override vote on...

Skepticism Grows on Medicaid Overhaul Rollout for February

Posted by Associated Press | Oct 24, 2019 | State Government

Skepticism grew on Wednesday that a massive change in administering North Carolina Medicaid’s program will start as scheduled early next year as a state budget stalemate continues and doctors and hospitals worry whether...

Republicans, Cooper Again Pitch Favored NC Budget Results

Posted by Associated Press | Oct 2, 2019 | State Government

North Carolina Republican legislators and Democrats led by Gov. Roy Cooper tried on Tuesday to bring renewed energy toward resolving a summer budget stalemate that’s drifted into fall. But their hoped-for outcomes remain...

NC Democratic Leader Revives Budget Override Vote Complaints

Posted by Associated Press | Sep 23, 2019 | State Government

The Democratic leader in the North Carolina House said Monday that Republican counterparts have misled him and the public on how an unexpected override vote on Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget bill veto came about earlier this...

Dems Cry ‘Cowardice’ as GOP Overrides N Carolina Budget Veto

Posted by Associated Press | Sep 11, 2019 | State Government

Republicans in control of a nearly half-empty North Carolina House chamber on Wednesday held an unexpected vote to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the state budget bill, prompting accusations of trickery and deception...

State Worker Raises Get Final Approval by NC Legislature

Posted by Associated Press | Aug 29, 2019 | State Government

The North Carolina General Assembly has sent four state employee and law enforcement pay bills to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk. The measures finalized on Wednesday with House votes are part of a Republican strategy to...

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