Stein will sign ‘Band-Aid’ mini-budget, calls on legislature to pass full budget

Stein will sign ‘Band-Aid’ mini-budget, calls on legislature to pass full budget

Gov. Josh Stein told Council of State members at their meeting on Tuesday that he will be signing the General Assembly’s “mini budget,” but not before he admonished legislators for not passing a full budget. He called HB 125, Continuing Budget Operations, a “Band-Aid budget” that allows the state to keep the lights on but fails all of North Carolina. “We’ve got teachers and students counting on real raises,” Stein, a Democrat, said. “We’ve got l…

Pierce disapproves of mini-budget - The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald

RALEIGH – While an impasse remains on an overall spending plan, the North Carolina House of Representatives approved a mini budget last week. The “band-aid” package received bipartisan support in both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly: 47-2 in the Senate and 91-23 in the House. The measure funds essential parts of the state government. It also authorizes step adjustments for employees on salary schedules, but does not raise salarie…