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Gov. Josh Stein signs North Carolina state budget
The budget encompasses $34 billion in spending and includes expanded Hurricane Helene relief recovery efforts, teacher raises and more.
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What happenedThe budget encompasses $34 billion in spending and includes expanded Hurricane Helene relief recovery efforts, teacher raises and more.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Stein signs $34B North Carolina budget with pay raises, lower taxes". The center frames it as "Gov. Josh Stein signs North Carolina state budget".
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Left / center-leftStein signs $34B North Carolina budget with pay raises, lower taxes
NC Newsline · Center-left · News report
CenterGov. Josh Stein signs North Carolina state budget
WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) · Center · News report
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Stein signs $34B North Carolina budget with pay raises, lower taxes
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Republican legislative leaders sent the long-overdue budget to Stein last week after more than a year of negotiations over items like income tax and teacher raises.
