Senate Budget North Carolina

Senate Budget North Carolina

North Carolina state Sen. Brent Jackson, R-Sampson, left, speaks at a Legislative Building news conference while Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, center, and Sen. Michael Lee, R-New Hanover, watch, Monday, May 15, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. Senate Republicans unveiled a two-year state government budget proposal. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)