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Politics

Governor Perdue on the State Budget

WUNC | By WUNC News

Published June 7, 2011 at 9:51 AM EDT

Governor Bev Perdue is studying the budget plan sent to her over the weekend by the Republican controlled General Assembly. It spends about $500 million less than the budget she proposed.

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