The North Carolina General Assembly has passed the state budget with final passage getting a vote of 70-40 just after midnight Friday. The chamber held session until approximately 11:45 on Thursday night, adjourning until 12:10 Friday morning.
North Carolina s GOP-backed $30-billion budget cleared its final legislative hurdle Friday. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper says he ll let the spending plan become law because it allows the expansion of Medicaid.
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