Source: Travis Fain, WRAL, 7/16/19

 North Carolina's state budget impasse continued Tuesday with no evidence state leaders will find a path to agreement and with the state Senate moving to pass a stopgap spending measure for the interim. The chamber's plan differs significantly from the one that passed the House unanimously last week, setting up a round of temporary budget negotiations as larger issues simmer on Medicaid expansion and the state's regular $24 billion budget.

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