N.C. lawmakers agree to stopgap spending plan
RALEIGH — The Senate decided to avoid controversy with the House over a temporary spending plan to run North Carolina government while a final budget gets worked out.
The Senate voted 35-13 on Tuesday to accept changes by the House to the "continuing resolution." It now heads to Gov. Bev Perdue for her signature.
The bill needs to become law before the new fiscal year begins Wednesday.
The stopgap spending measure directs Perdue and state agencies to spend at levels no more than 85 percent of what was allocated in the past year's budget.
The Senate accepted the House measure even though it allows just two weeks to work out the final agreement. The Senate wanted no expiration date.
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