Not worth the wait: GOP state budget once again comes up short

By: Rob Schofield

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: July 7, 2026

Words: 875

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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It’s not surprising that a lot of North Carolinians have responded to the state legislature’s recent and ultra-belated passage of a state budget bill with some sense of relief. As with the relentless climate change-fueled drought and heatwave that have plagued the state this year, there’s been a powerful sense in many corners – especially among long-neglected teachers and state employees – that, at some point, things have gotten so bad that any relief …

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