NC House Unanimously OKs “Stopgap” Spending Plan
While the vote was unanimous across party lines, House Republicans and Democrats continued pointing fingers at each other over the larger impasse.
Read MoreBudget
State House To Vote Monday On Budget Veto Override
Republicans do not appear to have enough votes to override Gov. Cooper’s veto, unless more Democrats split with their party.
Read MoreCooper Vetoes GOP Budget, Calling It ‘Astonishing Failure’
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday vetoed the Republican-drawn state budget that passed a day earlier, likely setting up tough negotiations with GOP leaders over the future of Medicaid expansion, school construction and...
Read MoreGOP’s Final Budget Gets Initial Approval from Legislature
North Carolina legislators gave preliminary approval on Wednesday to a final budget agreement hashed out between Republican leaders that failed to include the top-tier negotiating appeals from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The...
Read MoreRepublicans Unveil Compromise Budget Without Cooper Demands
North Carolina Republicans have rolled out a compromise state government budget that’s been essentially hammered out only by them. Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore unveiled highlights of the proposal...
Read MoreMeeting Between Cooper, GOP Leaders Fails to Narrow Chasm
A face-to-face meeting on Friday between North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the legislature’s top Republicans didn’t narrow the chasm separating their respective state budget views. Cooper, House Speaker...
Read MoreMedicaid Expansion Shades North Carolina Budget Talks
Medicaid expansion is a significant point of contention in North Carolina’s final budget negotiations, even though neither spending proposal approved by House and Senate Republicans contains it. That’s because...
Read More
Climate Change Tax Narrowly Passed by Orange County Commissioners
Orange County Commissioners approved a quarter-cent increase on the property tax rate that will go...
Read More
Orange County Commissioners Weigh Budget Amendments on Climate, Schools
The final pieces of the puzzle that will form next year’s Orange County operating budget will be...
Read MoreSenate Budget gets Final OK, Negotiations with House Next
Negotiations between Republican legislative budget-writers will now begin in earnest after the Senate completed voting Friday for its version of a two-year spending plan for North Carolina government. The chamber voted 30-16 for...
Read More