NC Gov. Cooper says he WILL sign Republican budget proposal

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Tuesday that he will sign the budget proposal presented to him by top Republican lawmakers after lengthy negotiations. "On balance, the good outweighs the bad," Cooper said. "It moves North Carolina forward in important ways, many that are critical to our state's progress as we move out of this pandemic." Cooper said the budget is a "budget of missed opportunities and misguided opportunities," but praised the bipartisan effort between Republicans and Democrats. Republican leaders presented the budget Monday, promising massive infrastructure investments, raises for state employees and teachers, as well as an income tax cut. The budget does not include widespread Medicaid expansion, which has been one of Cooper's aspirations since taking office in 2017. "I'm clear-eyed that there are ways we differed and places the Legislature got it wrong," Cooper said. "Most obviously, this budget fails to extend health care to hundreds of thousands of people by expanding Medicaid." #ncpol #WakeUpCLT #Politics MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/pol...