Prospects that another expansion of gambling in North Carolina will be included in a state government budget look unclear after House Republicans gauged support in their caucus.

N.C. Department of Health and Human Services will have to delay the expansion of Medicaid. Secretary Kody Kinsley says this delay comes because the General Assembly has not yet passed a budget.

House Speaker Tim Moore says budget delays will now extend until next month. He told reporters Monday that scheduling conflicts will likely prevent lawmakers from passing the budget bill until after Labor Day.

This year, the GOP has a veto-proof majority and doesn鈥檛 need support from Democrats. But House and Senate Republicans can't agree on the size of tax cuts and spending projects.

North Carolina state government might not have a budget when the new fiscal year begins next month.

North Carolina鈥檚 state government agencies are facing a major worker shortage. They鈥檙e looking to the legislature this year to increase salaries so they can better recruit and retain employees.

Gov. Roy Cooper鈥檚 budget recommendations include teacher raises averaging 18% over two years. Other state employees would get 8% raises over two years and a bonus of at least $1,000.

Perusse served as budget director for two other Democratic governors in Mike Easley and Beverly Perdue from late 2008 to early 2011. His top job is carrying out the annual state budget of $27.9 billion and other spending directives approved by the legislature.

The measure adjusts the second year of a two-year budget already in place and reflects expectations that state coffers will take in $6.2 billion more than anticipated. It's unclear whether Cooper will accept or veto the legislation.

瓜神app's Jeff Tiberii and Dave DeWitt break down the biennial state budget