Source: Matthew Burns, WRAL, 6/22/17

The proposed $23 billion state budget landed on Gov. Roy Cooper's desk Thursday afternoon following final House approval of the measure The House voted 77-38 in favor of the spending plan, and Republican leaders urged Cooper to sign it, saying it meshes with his stated budget priorities. "Sign this bill, governor," Rep. David Lewis, R-Harnett, repeatedly intoned as he went through highlights of the budget.

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