Weekly Wrap: Maps, budget, sports gambling
State lawmakers have redrawn congressional and legislative districts to reflect population changes in last year's census, but how long they last before another redraw remains to be seen.
Posted — UpdatedThe new maps heavily favor Republican candidates, and they're already being challenged in courts. The maps the GOP-controlled legislature put in place a decade ago had to undergo several rewrites because of illegal gerrymanders.
It's November 2021, do you know where your state budget is?
Legislative leaders and Gov. Roy Cooper continue to negotiate behind closed doors, but Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger said this week the two sides are "far apart." Both the House and the Senate are taking next week off, so it's clear there won't be a deal anytime soon.
Berger did publicly support Medicaid expansion for the first time, but he said there's not enough support elsewhere in the General Assembly for it to be included in any budget deal.
A Senate bill that would legalize, regulate and tax sports gambling in North Carolina resurfaced in the House this week after months of lying dormant. It has to clear several committees before reaching a floor vote, and backers said that's not likely to happen until next year.
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