Group looks to reform state budget process, encourages public input

Group looks to reform state budget process, encourages public input

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The North Carolina Senate budget is making its way through the General Assembly, and quickly. “I feel better now. We had a target of getting our budget out before Easter, and we’ve met that target,” Senator Phil Berger said of the budget. But Common Cause North Carolina, a democracy-focused group, says it’s a bit too fast. “It should have a fulsome, robust, transparent process, which unfortunately, this last budget that we…