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Gov. Cooper: It may be the most fiscally irresponsible budget Ive ever seen.
Gov. Roy Cooper will push for both Democrats and Republicans to vote against the state budget proposed by legislative leaders this week.
“It may be the most fiscally irresponsible budget I’ve ever seen,” Cooper said in a press conference Tuesday.
Cooper said the compromise version of the budget released late Monday was worse than either the House or Senate versions of the budget.
“In comparison, their overall spending is higher than the two budgets but teacher pay is lower than the two budgets,” Cooper said. “That is a demonstration of priorities that are out of line.”
Read more: http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2017/06/20/gov-cooper-may-fiscally-irresponsible-budget-ive-ever-seen/