Source: GOLDSBORO DAILY NEWS, 11/16/21


Following weeks of negotiations between the House, Senate, and Governor, a final budget has been released by the North Carolina General Assembly. The budget, which the Governor has said he will sign, will be voted on this week in both chambers. In addition to pay raises and bonuses for teachers and state employees, as well as historic investments in education, infrastructure, and health care, the bipartisan budget includes key items that House Majority Leader John Bell and Senate Majority Whip Jim Perry secured for their constituents in Wayne County and across eastern North Carolina.

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