Source: Matthew Burns, WRAL, 5/3/19

The House on Friday gave final approval to a $23.9 billion state budget, sending it to the Senate. "This plan is fiscally sound. This plan is in balance. This plan lives within our means," said Rep. Donnie Lambeth, R-Forsyth, a senior budget writer. But Rep. Wesley Harris, D-Mecklenburg, said the budget risks putting the state "in economic peril" because of a lack of investment in education and health care.

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