North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signed into law on Wednesday a stopgap spending measure while lawmakers remain in a state budget impasse. The Democratic governor had already said this week he would sign the “mini-budget” that the GOP-controlled General Assembly sent him last week.

Thirty-seven days late and counting, a two-year fiscal spending plan for North Carolina remains elusive while first-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein signed a mini-budget sent forward

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said the stopgap spending bill “keeps the lights on.” Here’s what it means for raises for teachers and employees.

North Carolina's so-called Medicaid "rebase" comes up more than $300 million short of what state health officials say they need.

Gov. Josh Stein vetoed a bill that would allow North Carolina taxpayers to claim a tax credit for donations to nonprofits that hand out school scholarships. The legislature passed House bill 87 last week,