We suppose that when lawmakers return to Raleigh for the short session, presumably in April, there would be time to adopt the budget, but neither party has shown a willingness to budge, which is how compromise works. Phil Berger, the Republican who leads the Senate, also indicated this week that he doubts the General Assembly will work to adopt a budget for the next fiscal year. Remember, the budget that lawmakers approved is idled because of Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a two-year plan.
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