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North Carolina is the only state without a passed budget for the fiscal year that began July 1.

A legislative stalemate over tax cuts has prevented pay raises for state employees and teachers.

The State Senate and House disagree on the size and timing of future income tax reductions.

Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger is identified by the author as the key figure who could end the budget impasse.

Every who down on Jones Street loved Christmas a lot, but at least one Grinch who lived north and west of Raleigh did not!

Could be his politics were too far to the right

Or maybe he just didn’t care about many people’s plight.

Some think the most likely reason of all

Is he’s gotten too big for his britches, y’all.

But whatever his excuse, whatever his reason

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