Source: Travis Fain, WRAL, 1/14/20

 The state budget standoff that has delayed teacher raises, building projects around the state and a tax cut for businesses will likely continue into the next fiscal year, the Senate's top Republican predicted Tuesday. Legislators have gathered in Raleigh for what may be a one-day session with little expectation this logjam will break between Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican legislative majority, who are divided by Medicaid expansion, education spending and tax cuts.

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