NC Gov. Cooper signs state budget into law, will lift state of emergency
Gov. Roy Cooper signing the state budget means higher raises for state workers and teachers and a savings reserve for inflationary costs.
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Gov. Roy Cooper signing the state budget means higher raises for state workers and teachers and a savings reserve for inflationary costs.
North Carolina’s proposed $27.9 billion budget received final votes Friday and now heads to Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s desk for a vote.
For N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, it was “long overdue and a major win for protecting life.” In Gov. Roy Cooper’s eyes, it represents a right "tragically ripped away.”
The county elections board deliberated for less than 10 minutes before announcing that the incumbent had not presented any evidence that showed the more than 9,000 signatures that appeared on Maria Jocys’s petition should not have been certified.
For N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, it was “long overdue and a major win for protecting life.” In Gov. Roy Cooper’s eyes, it represents a right "tragically ripped away.”