RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Gov. Roy Cooper (D) signed the state budget on Thursday.
The budget totals $25.9 billion this fiscal year and $27 billion next fiscal year.
Cooper released the following statement on the signing:
“This budget moves North Carolina forward in important ways. Funding for high speed internet, our universities and community colleges, clean air and drinking water and desperately needed pay increases for teachers and state employees are all critical for our state to emerge from this pandemic stronger than ever. I will continue to fight for progress where this budget falls short but believe that, on balance, it is an important step in the right direction.”
House Speaker Tim Moore (R) issued a statement after SB105 was signed into law:
“Today is a great day for all of North Carolina. Finally, the citizens of North Carolina have a comprehensive spending package for the first time since 2018. Now that Governor Cooper has signed SB 105 into law, we have finally given our state a budget they can truly be proud of and one that meets the most critical needs of North Carolinians.”
North Carolina is the last state in the country to adopt a budget. During the last two-year legislative session, Republicans and Democrats couldn’t reach an agreement.
The governor said earlier in the week that he intended to sign the bill – saying the “good outweighs the bad.”
Cooper highlighted Medicaid expansion as one of the areas where the budget fails.
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