Robert Reives
NC House Minority Leader — North Carolina General Assembly
NC House Minority Leader, D-Chatham. First voice publicly opposing the 5/12 framework on math grounds: 3% raise + State Health Plan increases + 3.8% inflation = effective pay cut.
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After Ten Months Without a Budget, NC Republicans Found a Framework. Most State Workers Get a Raise Below Inflation.
Jack Beckett·
Senate Pres. Pro Tem Phil Berger and House Speaker Destin Hall announced a budget framework Tuesday afternoon, ending a ten-month standoff. Teachers get an 8 percent raise and a $48,000 starting floor. Most state employees get 3 percent — below the 3.8 percent inflation rate reported the same morning. The income tax steps down through 2034, and a constitutional amendment capping the rate at 3.5 percent goes on the November ballot.