Source: Laura Leslie, WRAL, 6/21/17

The state budget is now one vote away from passage in the General Assembly. The Senate voted 39-11 Wednesday afternoon to give final approval to the $23 billion budget deal worked out as a compromise between House and Senate leaders. The vote came shortly after House lawmakers voted 77-40 to tentatively approve the budget, but not before Democrats heaped some scorching criticism on Republican leaders.

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