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NC Budget Cuts Spark Widespread Concern | Raleigh News
North Carolina’s new state budget, signed July 7th, sparks controversy as Governor Josh Stein applauds teacher and public safety raises but warns of serious flaws — including cutting over 1,000 state jobs. Key programs are slashed: lottery scholarships for college drop from $17.7M to $2.7M, the Office of Health Equity is eliminated, and civil legal aid funding is redirected. Critics blast the move as favoring tax cuts for the wealthy while gutting essential services like environmental education and minority business support — with rural communities facing steeper legal aid access losses…
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