Will Doran

2 weeks ago | wral.com | Will Doran

Nearly half a billion dollars more in relief funding for Hurricane Helene recovery won unanimous approval in the North Carolina House of Representatives Thursday, shortly after the chamber also voted to approve a separate $33 billion plan to fund the rest of state government. The broader budget is expected to be bogged down in fights between Republicans in the Senate and House over tax policy and other disagreements.

2 weeks ago | wral.com | Paul Andy Specht |Emily Walkenhorst |Will Doran

A new $32 billion budget plan to fund state employee raises, eliminate thousands of jobs throughout state government, enact new tax cuts and raise college tuition passed the North Carolina House of Representatives on Wednesday. The House passed the plan 93-20, with some Democrats saying it doesn’t do enough to fund North Carolina’s growing list of needs. It’s the latest step in the long process of approving a state spending plan.

2 weeks ago | wral.com | Will Doran

Republican leaders in the North Carolina House of Representatives on Wednesday prposed spending an additional $450 million on Hurricane Helene aid — a proposal that underscores broad disagreement with the Senate and the state's governor over exactly how much more to spend on recovery and rebuilding efforts, and how to divvy up that money.

2 weeks ago | wral.com | Will Doran

Republican leaders in the North Carolina House of Representatives announced an additional $450 million Hurricane Helene aid plan Wednesday, on top of the $1.6 billion the state government has already spent. The nearly half-billion-dollar boost, however, is only half of the $900 million extra that Democratic Gov. Josh Stein said last week is needed. And it's significantly lower than the $700 million plan put forward by the state Senate last month.

2 weeks ago | wral.com | Will Doran

Hundreds of thousands of state government employees, retirees and their families will soon be paying more for health care via the State Health Plan. But they'll be seeing new benefits and perks, too, including less time spent fighting with insurance to get approval for care. The health plan will be overhauled in the course of two votes this year. The first vote, on Tuesday, deals with changes to benefits that members will receive starting in the next year or two.