/tags/state-budget State Budget en-US Copyright Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:04:37 GMT /politics/2024-06-25/north-carolina-senate-spending-plan-budget-impasse-house Senators voted Monday night for the measure that directs $31.4 billion in spending for the next fiscal year that starts July 1. But the House plan would spend $31.7 billion and offers additional teacher and state employee pay raises. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:04:37 GMT /politics/2024-06-25/north-carolina-senate-spending-plan-budget-impasse-house Associated Press /education/2023-10-19/unc-system-state-nc-budget-3-7-billion-2023 The UNC System Board of Governors allocated $3.7 billion from the General Assembly. This includes investments in faculty salary increases, athletics and rural healthcare. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 21:00:46 GMT /education/2023-10-19/unc-system-state-nc-budget-3-7-billion-2023 Brianna Atkinson /health/2023-10-13/north-carolina-medicaid-expansion-dec-1-start Federal regulators have given their final approval for North Carolina to begin offering Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of low-income adults on Dec. 1. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:20:37 GMT /health/2023-10-13/north-carolina-medicaid-expansion-dec-1-start Associated Press /politics/2023-10-12/north-carolina-lawmakers-block-outer-banks-towns-regulating-new-affordable-housing Six towns in Dare County have filed a lawsuit to block part of the state budget bill that bans them from regulating a new state-funded affordable housing project led by political donors. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:39:57 GMT /politics/2023-10-12/north-carolina-lawmakers-block-outer-banks-towns-regulating-new-affordable-housing Colin Campbell /politics/2023-10-05/nc-lawmakers-exempt-public-records-laws-democrats-secret-police-powers North Carolina’s legislature is now exempt from the public records law that governs other branches of government. The change comes alongside a major expansion of the legislature’s ability to seize documents from state agencies and private contracts. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 20:44:42 GMT /politics/2023-10-05/nc-lawmakers-exempt-public-records-laws-democrats-secret-police-powers Colin Campbell /health/2023-10-05/increased-pay-north-carolina-home-nursing-shortage The state budget includes a long-requested rate increase for private duty nursing, but advocates say it will take more to recruit enough nurses to care for complex patients. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 19:37:29 GMT /health/2023-10-05/increased-pay-north-carolina-home-nursing-shortage Jaymie Baxley | North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp /environment/2023-09-27/plastic-bag-ban-nc-budget-waste-reduction-asheville-durham Environmental advocates say that a provision in the new state budget will impede efforts to ban plastic bags and reduce solid waste pollution, especially among North Carolina's rivers. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:19:18 GMT /environment/2023-09-27/plastic-bag-ban-nc-budget-waste-reduction-asheville-durham Sophie Mallinson /politics/2023-09-22/23-nc-budget-roy-cooper-signature-law Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday that he’ll allow the new state budget to become law without his signature. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:34:18 GMT /politics/2023-09-22/23-nc-budget-roy-cooper-signature-law Colin Campbell /education/2023-09-20/2023-state-budget-schools-teachers-private-school-vouchers The state budget N.C. legislators released Wednesday would slightly raise teacher pay, expand private school vouchers and curtail the powers of the State Board of Education. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 22:40:43 GMT /education/2023-09-20/2023-state-budget-schools-teachers-private-school-vouchers Liz Schlemmer /education/2023-09-20/legislature-500-million-nc-innovation-state-budget Some business leaders question including a $500 million fund for innovation in state budget. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 21:05:12 GMT /education/2023-09-20/legislature-500-million-nc-innovation-state-budget Brianna Atkinson