3 things to take away from Gov. Roy Cooper's proposed budget

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said his proposed state budget for fiscal year 2022-2023 has sights set on everything from early childhood education to healthcare, while still cutting down on taxes. The price tag: $29,284,765,214.

Cooper was joined in a Wednesday afternoon news conference by Charlie Perusse, the state budget director, to discuss the details of the budget during an afternoon news conference. As he opened up his conference, Cooper applauded Republicans in the state General Assembly for working with Democrats and his office last year to come up with a budget and says they're doing the same thing in 2022.

This year's proposed budget, themed "Building on Success", includes an expansion in Medicaid, a key goal for Cooper after 2021's approved budget ended up not including it. If Cooper's budget is approved with Medicaid expansion, his office estimates up to 600,000 North Carolinians could be covered. Cooper also claims Medicaid expansion would not require the use of state dollars.

[rhiannadodd]

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