McCrory 'proud' to sign state budget

>>> RIGHT NOW ON WRAL,

LAWMAKERS GIVE TEN THAT ACTIVE

A-- TENTATIVE APPROVAL TO

BUDGET DEAL.

I'M GERALD OWENS.

>> AND LAURA LESLIE HAS BEEN

FOLLOWING THE UPS ASKS DOWNS OF

THE LEGISLATIVE BUILDING.

>> SHE JOINS US LIVE WITH WHAT

LAWMAKERS HAVE COME UP WITH

AFTER HOURS OF DEBATE.

LAURA.

>> THAT'S RIGHT, GERALD AND

JACKIE, AFTER HOURS OF

SOMETIMES BITTER DEBATE, THE

HOUSE LAWMAKERS GAVE TENTATIVE

APPROVAL TO THE $21.1 BILLION

BUDGET DEAL UNVEILED EARLIER

THIS WEEK.

THE DEAL INCLUDES AN AVERAGE 7%

PAY RAISE FOR TEACHERS AND

VETERAN TEACHERS, THE RAISE

INCLUDES THE ANNUAL LONGEVITY

PAYMENTS THE STATE OWES THEM

ALREADY.

STATE WILL GET A THOUSAND

DOLLAR RAISE AND DEMOCRATS

CALLED IT A POLITICAL BAND-AID

MEANT TO MAKE GOP LEADERS LOOK

GOOD FOR THE FALL ELECTION.

THEY WARNED THE TAX CUTS HAVE

LEFT THE AT A TIME WITH TOO

LITTLE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE

BUDGET.

IN A SURPRISING TURN, FOUR

SENIOR REPUBLICANS VOTED

AGAINST THE BILL, JEW YAY

HOWARD HAS GRAVE CONCERNS --

JULIA HOWARD HAS GRAVE CONCERNS

IT MAY NOT BE SUSTAINABLE.

AND GOVERNOR McCRORY R

REINFORCE BELIEVES IT IS

SUSTAINABLE AND HE'S PRUDE TO

SIGN IT.

>> I'M PROUD TO HAVE IT, AND

I'M GOING TO SIGN IT.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MOVE

FORWARD AND WORK TO IMPROVE

LEGISLATION NEEDS TO BE ENACTED

IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS AND

YEARS.

>> NOW, McCRORY SAID TODAY

HE'S DISAPPOINTED THAT

LAWMAKERS DID NOT PASS

LEGISLATION TO REGULATE LARGE

COMMERCIAL DOG BREEDERS OR

PUPPY MILLS AND DISAPPOINTED

THAT A TAX CREDIT FOR

HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OF OLD

BUILDINGS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN

THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.

HE WILL OBJECT TO LOBBY

LAWMAKERS IN THE INTERIM FOR

BOTH PROPOSALS.

THE HOUSE WILL TAKE THE FINAL

VOTE TOMORROW MORNING, AFTER

THAT, OFF TO THE GOVERNOR'S

DESK WHERE IT'S GOING TO GET A

WARM WELCOME.

BACK TO YOU.