Jun. 10 A state judge is warning that he may force lawmakers to act if they don't begin funding a multi-billion dollar plan to provide every North Carolina student with a sound basic education. This week, state Superior Court Judge David Lee signed a court order approving a plan from the State Board of Education and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's administration that calls for at least $5.6 .
RALEIGH — North Carolinians are closely divided when it comes to party preference. Our state has long been one of America’s key political battlegrounds. But when it comes to managing
NC could see a budget stalemate again this year, this time between Republican chambers Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Jun. 3 RALEIGH The North Carolina state budget being a drawn-out battle between branches or chambers is becoming more of a tradition than an exception.
Less than a month before the new fiscal year begins, there s still no new state budget. And the state could see another summer-long budget stalemate, or one that extends into the fall.
There s a chance there might not be a budget in the end, at least not in the traditional sense.
Instead, Senate leader Phil Berger is ready to move ahead with smaller, mini budget bills by mid-June, he told reporters Thursday on the Senate floor. That means the week of June 14, less than two weeks away.
After an hourlong debate, the Senate voted 26-20 along party lines Thursday to reject the nomination of Dionne Delli-Gatti to lead the Department of Environmental Quality.