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NC budget raises sports-betting tax, adds prediction markets
New NC budget raises sports-betting taxes, redirects revenue to public universities, and creates a new tax on prediction markets.
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NC budget reshapes governor’s appointment power
Gov. Josh Stein signed the state budget despite appointment changes that shift power from the governor to lawmakers and other officials.
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Budget prioritizes western NC rebuilding
Gov. Josh Stein signed North Carolina's new budget after concluding that its investments in Hurricane Helene recovery, education, law enforcement, and Medicaid outweighed concerns over other provisions.
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NC budget scales back data center tax break
The new state budget repeals a data center electricity tax exemption as scrutiny grows over energy use, ratepayer costs, and local impacts.
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Budget delivers child care subsidies without defunding school vouchers
North Carolina's new budget delivers the child care task force's top request, $97 million in recurring federal funds to raise subsidy reimbursement rates and create a first-ever statewide payment floor.
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Stein signs $34B NC budget ahead of deadline
Gov. Josh Stein signed North Carolina’s $34B budget, funding raises, tax cuts, Helene aid, Medicaid oversight, and school choice.
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Education bills that stalled in committee reappear in new budget
A stalled slate of North Carolina education bills — from teacher licensure changes to a K-8 math screener and a school attendance pilot — didn't die in committee but were folded into the roughly $34 billion state budget lawmakers sent to Gov. Josh Stein on July 2.
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NC lawmakers send $34B budget to Gov. Stein
NC lawmakers sent a $34 billion budget to Gov. Josh Stein after final House and Senate votes, ending years of budget gridlock.
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NC budget clears first votes, final passage likely Thursday
NC lawmakers advanced the state budget in initial House and Senate votes, setting up possible final passage Thursday.
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NC budget targets law enforcement pay, public safety staffing
NC budget writers propose law enforcement raises, more prosecutors, school safety funding, and child welfare reforms in public safety plan.
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NC budget boosts school spending, but for fewer students
North Carolina's roughly $12.5 billion K-12 budget raises school spending by about $553 million, even as public-school enrollment falls by nearly 19,000 students.
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NC lawmakers unveil long-awaited state budget
Lawmakers unveiled a $34B state budget with raises, tax cuts, Helene recovery, Medicaid oversight, and final votes expected this week.
