NC Democrats slam Republicans over casinos and budget delay, propose new compromise
The budget is months overdue, held up as GOP lawmakers have failed to come to a consensus on whether to use the budget to legalize casinos.
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The budget is months overdue, held up as GOP lawmakers have failed to come to a consensus on whether to use the budget to legalize casinos.
Gov. Roy Cooper already has said he would veto Senate Bill 749 and its changes of who runs elections in the state, but the House now is proposing even more details.
Senators approved three of 15 offered amendments concerning Senate Bill 20, the new abortion law scheduled to go into effect on Saturday, and only two Democrats in the end voted against the additions to House Bill 190. There will be a hearing about a challenge in federal court on Wednesday.
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