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Brandon Kingdollar discusses the extensive policy changes included in North Carolina's new state budget.

North Carolina’s new state budget runs more than 600 pages and includes dozens of other law changes unrelated to spending – many of which are only slowly coming to light and public awareness. NC Newsline state government reporter Brandon Kingdollar followed the twists and turns of the budget making process and recently joined us to […]

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Host: NC Newsline

Guest: Brandon Kingdollar

Topics covered

• state budget
• policy changes
• government reporting
• North Carolina politics
• law changes

Keywords

• state budget
• policy changes
• North Carolina
• government
• law changes

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Organizations: NC Newsline

Places: North Carolina

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