Source: Laura Leslie, WRAL, 10/1/0/19

 The state's four-month budget standoff could soon end – not with a bang, but with a whimper. Ever since Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the Republican-penned $24 billion budget in June, GOP House and Senate leaders have been working to persuade legislative Democrats to help them override the veto. So far, they've been unsuccessful.

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