RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — No end appears in sight for a stalemate that's held hostage extended unemployment benefits for North Carolina's long-term jobless for nearly a month, state legislative leaders said Tuesday.
Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, said the General Assembly's Republican leaders are waiting for Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue to propose a compromise.
Perdue vetoed the GOP proposal to extend the benefits only if the governor accepts double-digit cuts before budget negotiations begin in earnest. Perdue called the linkage "extortion." Republican leaders said they wanted to ease questions about continued state funding in case a budget deal isn't reached by the time the next fiscal year starts in July.
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