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Cooper wants to use budget surplus to fund state employees, education

Gov. Roy Cooper is recommending that the state increase its budget for next year by about 8 and half percent, or a little $2 billion. He stressed he's not proposing to spend the entire budget surplus. But he said there are areas that need more investment, like funding the Leandro ruling.
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Gov. Roy Cooper is recommending that the state increase its budget for next year by about 8 and half percent, or a little $2 billion. He stressed he's not proposing to spend the entire budget surplus. But he said there are areas that need more investment, like funding the Leandro ruling.

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Posted 2022-05-11T16:35:15-0400 - Updated 2022-05-11T16:35:15-0400