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flag North Carolina’s governor proposes a $1.4 billion stopgap budget to fund Medicaid and raise state worker pay amid ongoing budget deadlock.

flag North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has proposed a $1.4 billion stopgap budget to address urgent state needs amid the absence of a full 2025-26 budget, the only state in the U.S. without one. flag The plan includes $319 million to fully fund Medicaid, which serves over 3 million residents, and seeks pay raises for state employees, teachers, law enforcement, and correctional officers, with a 2.5% retroactive increase for most workers and a 6% average raise for teachers. flag The governor warned of potential service disruptions, citing rising costs, staffing shortages, and delayed infrastructure and education projects, urging bipartisan action before lawmakers return to Raleigh on April 21.

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