Source: Gary D. Robertson, WRAL, 3/6/19

Promoting what he calls North Carolina's "chance for a bold future," Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday formally unveiled his budget proposal, which includes expanding Medicaid, raising teacher pay, borrowing for school buildings and helping revive rural communities. While the Democratic governor had put Medicaid expansion in his previous spending plans, this two-year budget likely marks his best chance yet to cover potentially 625,000 additional uninsured or underinsured residents through the federal health care overhaul.

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