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Last Updated on Wednesday, 1 July 2009 10:20 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 1 July 2009 10:20
From the Winston-Salem Journal:
The state Senate avoided a showdown on the eve of the new fiscal year yesterday by agreeing to the House version of a temporary spending plan to run North Carolina government while a final budget gets worked out.
The Senate’s 35-13 vote to accept the House plan sent the stopgap spending measure to Gov. Bev Perdue, who signed it into law several hours before the old fiscal year ended at midnight.
The temporary plan sets spending parameters that Perdue and state agencies must follow through July 15. The Senate had wanted no expiration date but conceded to the deadline, which House Democrats argue will put pressure on negotiators working out the final budget.