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Updates On House Bill 2 And State Budget Process

Legislators work to finalize the state budget in Raleigh.
Nathanial Johnson

Last night, Charlotte City Council members declined to vote on a repeal of the nondiscrimination ordinance that prompted House Bill 2. The possible vote was part of a compromise deal with some state lawmakers.

And legislators remain in Raleigh to hash out a final compromise on the state budget. The House passed a $22.2 billion measure last week and the Senate creates their version this week. On both agendas: state employee raises and tax breaks.

Host Frank Stasio talks with News & Record reporter Joe Killian about the latest.

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Laura Lee was the managing editor of The State of Things until mid February 2017. Born and raised in Monroe, North Carolina, Laura returned to the Old North state in 2013 after several years in Washington, DC. She received her B.A. in political science and international studies from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2002 and her J.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law in 2007.
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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