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Senate Leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore announced an agreement to abandon, for now, efforts to legalize casinos through the state budget.
On Monday, North Carolina Senate leaders unveiled their proposed state budget. Governor Cooper will be under pressure to sign the final version because Medicaid expansion, a bill he signed earlier this year, is tied to passing a budget.
The Senate budget proposal repeals NCSBE's authorization to join the Electronic Registration Information Center which would allow sharing of some election data.