RALEIGH, N.C. — The state House agreed unanimously Monday evening to extend a stopgap spending measure that will keep North Carolina's government running for another two weeks.
The temporary bill is necessary because lawmakers still have not agreed on a two-year budget, almost three weeks after the start of the fiscal year.
An earlier extension is scheduled to expire this week, and lawmakers still cannot agree on issues including a cigarette tax increase and state worker compensation.
The Senate still has to approve the new extension, which would keep state government running at current spending levels until August 5.
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