CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — North Carolina officially has a budget. Governor Josh Stein signed the $34 billion spending package into law during a ceremony in Raleigh Tuesday morning.
Stein praised teacher pay raises and Medicaid funding but admitted he is not happy with several other portions, including a dispute over Charlotte transportation funding.
According to the budget, Charlotte and several area cities could be required to pay back money spent on the design and planning of a now-canceled widening of I-77 South…