North Carolina Senate votes on state government budget
Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. — A state government budget proposal from North Carolina Senate Republicans received initial approval in their chamber on Wednesday, outlining a plan that spends the same amount as a competing House measure but differs on priorities, tax details and a host of policy prescriptions. “But that’s not to say at the end of the day we can’t pull pieces of out and work together.” Once the bill is given one more affirmative Senate vote on Thursday, state senators will begin to negotiate and compromise on a budget proposal with the House, which approved their own plan last month. The Senate plan also would lower individual income taxes by an additional $1.2 billion over two years by dropping the rate from the current 4.75% to 3.99% in 2025, rather than the 2027 date currently in state law. Also on health care, the Senate budget proposal would dramatically relieve medical facilities of state regulatory hurdles before they can expand or use expensive equipment well beyond the eases “certificate of need” rules approved in this year’s Medicaid expansion law.
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