NC Budget

What’s in the budget for post-secondary education? Billions.

October 19, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — With the enactment of the 2023-25 state budget on Oct. 2, billions in spending for the University of North Carolina and Community College Systems will take effect. In a statement, University of North […]

What’s in the state budget: Over $363M for agriculture, natural resource priorities

October 12, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — With the passage of the state budget last month, state agriculture and natural resource priorities will see investments of more than $363 million. The net appropriation set aside in the budget for Agriculture […]

Conference report draft shows investment in rural infrastructure, children’s health

September 18, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — A copy of state budget conference report shows over $1 billion allocated to state capital and infrastructure spending in each of the next two years and a focus on rural infrastructure and children’s health. […]

Cooper: Medicaid expansion on hold while waiting on budget

August 30, 2023 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — With the state budget’s passage now two months late, Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration announced Monday that it can’t start the implementation of Medicaid expansion to hundreds of thousands of low-income adults in the […]

North Carolina state budget won’t become law until September, House leader says

August 8, 2023 Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

RALEIGH — A final North Carolina state budget won’t be enacted until September, the House’s top leader said Monday. That could scuttle efforts by Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration for Medicaid expansion to begin in early […]

Local areas want say in casino debate

August 2, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — Proposals to add casino gambling in North Carolina are met with anticipation from state leaders and trepidation from some in the expected landing spots of the projects. Throughout the summer, details of state-sanctioned […]

Christine T. NguyenThe North State Journal

House budget proposal passes with bipartisan support, heads to Senate

April 12, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina House’s nearly $30 billion budget proposal was passed on April 5 and has been sent to the Senate. The second edition of the House’s 2023 Appropriations Act passed that chamber by a […]

Cooper’s $67B budget proposal dubbed ‘reckless’ by top lawmakers

March 22, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH —Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper unveiled on March 15 the final budget proposal of his tenure, one that totals $67 billion in spending over the biennium. “We are at a historic moment with unprecedented opportunity […]

Cooper signals ending his COVID statewide emergency order at 888-day mark

July 21, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — In a press release on the signing and vetoing of the bills remaining on his desk on July 11, North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper included a brief reference alluding to the end of his […]

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Cooper signs 2022 budget bill, vetoes others as total reaches 75

July 13, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper signed House Bill 103, the 2022 Appropriations bill on July 11. An ABC omnibus bill was among 19 bills signed by Cooper on July 8. The day […]