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Read more What GOP budget writer says about taxes, economic security & more in NC primaryThe new year has begun in North Carolina with the same legislative obstacle as in 2025: a budget stalemate. The Republican-controlled General Assembly didn’t send a comprehensive budget…
Read more Gov. Josh Stein’s ‘mediation’ pitch to solve NC’s 2026 budget, taxes battleSenator Ralph Hise clutches the Senate Rules book as he listens to Democratic members offering amendments to the Senate budget proposal on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at the…
Read more New spending bill in NC coming today as major budget battle continues among GOPN.C. Gov. Josh Stein speaks during a press conference in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com The North Carolina state budget continues to be late,…
Read more Gov. Josh Stein says GOP lawmakers are ‘failing’ as NC budget stalemate drags on