RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Latest on North Carolina House Republicans unveiling portions of its state government spending proposal (all times local):
1:05 p.m.
North Carolina House Republicans have unveiled large sections of their budget proposal that leave out several spending cuts proposed by the Senate in its budget bill passed two weeks ago.
House budget subcommittees met Thursday to discuss spending details covering things like public schools and universities, Medicaid, prisons and roads. Their final products will be incorporated into a $23 billion spending plan being voted on by the full House next week.
The House leaves out Senate budget provisions to cut funding for the Department of Public Instruction by 25 percent and the University of North Carolina law school by 30 percent. Plans by the Senate to eliminate more than 40 positions in the Department of Environmental Quality also were left out.
A Senate provision that could eliminate food stamps to more than 100,000 people also is absent.
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4:20 a.m.
North Carolina House Republicans are ready to debate portions of their state government spending proposal.
The House scheduled several appropriations subcommittee meetings Thursday to unveil how GOP budget-writers would like to use taxpayer money for the next two years. The price tag for the first year spending is expected to be $23 billion.
The full House budget - with salary increases and tax changes - won’t get released until after Memorial Day, with floor votes anticipated by the end of next week.
The GOP-controlled Senate two weeks ago passed its budget proposal, which included more income tax cuts.
The House and Senate ultimately will negotiate a final measure to present to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who has criticized the Senate plan.
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