Source: Laura Leslie, WRAL, 8/15/19

 Fiscal year 2020 in North Carolina is one-eighth over, and the state still doesn't have a budget. That doesn't stop lawmakers from collecting paychecks as the General Assembly's budget impasse with Gov. Roy Cooper drags on, however. Republican House leaders have scheduled votes on a possible override of Cooper's veto of the $24 billion budget almost daily for more than five weeks, but an override vote still hasn't taken place. House Speaker  Tim Moore says he's working on getting the Democratic votes he needs for an override.

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