Republicans strike deal on budget with Medicaid expansion included. Casinos standalone bill is dead.

House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger on Tuesday announced an agreement on a budget. Medicaid will be expanded through the budget, and casinos won't.

Sep 20, 2023

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North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger, a Republican who represents Guilford and Rockingham counties, attends a legislative session on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023.

Eighty days overdue, and alas we have a budget agreement.

Republican House Speaker Tim Moore and GOP Senate leader Phil Berger announced in a last-minute news conference on Tuesday night that a compromise budget will be unveiled on Wednesday and votes in the House and Senate on Thursday evening and Friday morning.

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