A cantankerous seven-hour debate in the N.C. House yesterday ended in passage of a proposed $20.3 billion budget to become effective July 1. Their proposal moves on to more anticipated debate and changes in the Senate. Education funding was a primary point of contention as the House acted to adjust the second-year of the original budget passed in 2011.
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