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NC Budget Cuts Hit Key Services | Durham News
North Carolina’s new state budget, signed July 7th, brings teacher raises and Medicaid boosts—but at a steep cost: over 1,000 state jobs slashed, lottery scholarships gutted from $17.7M to $2.7M, and key offices like Health Equity and Historically Underutilized Business support shut down. Civil legal aid, minority contracting, and community college mentoring programs are also hit. Critics warn tax cuts mask looming multi-billion-dollar deficits, disproportionately benefiting the wealthy. Rural services and decades-old programs like environmental education are scrambling to survive. Listen in…
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