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North Carolina's $30-billion budget cleared the state House early Friday and now awaits a final Senate vote before heading to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who says he isn't sure if he'll sign it. The plan includes one of his top priorities: Medicaid expansion.
A provision in the state budget would give immense new powers to a legislative committee. Republican lawmakers say they need it to hold the executive branch accountable. Democrats say GOP leaders are giving themselves the power to enact political retribution.
North Carolina's GOP-backed $30-billion budget cleared its final legislative hurdle Friday. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper says he'll let the spending plan become law because it allows the expansion of Medicaid.
North Carolina's new state budget was made public Wednesday, less than 24 hours before lawmakers are expected to vote on the $30 billion spending plan.
North Carolina Rep. Terence Everitt said he was on the House floor waiting to vote on the annual state budget when someone boxed up his belongings from his old office. He says the move was an act of retaliation by House Speaker Tim Moore.