North Carolina legislators gave final approval Wednesday to a stopgap spending measure to boost state government spending to prepare for fall classes, cover Medicaid expenses and continue construction projects while a Republican agreement on a comprehensive budget still remains distant.

Thirty days late on enacting a two-year budget per North Carolina law, the mini-budget of the General Assembly's bicameral committee on Wednesday morning was approved for

The mini budget comes as the House and the Senate, both controlled by Republicans, can’t come to an agreement on a final budget despite previously hoping for a July 1 deadline.