Slowdown versus a recession
North Carolina's state budget isn't in the same bad straits as states like Virginia. Part of that has to do with the fact that state budget writers were conservative in their budget estimates. And part of that has to do with the fact our economy seems to be doing a bit better here than the nation as a whole.
Click here to listen to a conversation about just that from the House Finance Committee this morning. The first person asking a question is Rep. Larry Womble.
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