The North Carolina House has formally rejected Senate versions of two key measures. This adds to the issues to be worked out by the legislature to finalize the budget.
The House voted unanimously Wednesday against the Senate's proposed state Medicaid system overhaul. The chamber followed later with near-unanimous rejection of an economic incentives bill that also contains a retooled formula to distribute more local sales taxes to rural counties.
The two chambers will next appoint negotiators to work out differences on competing House and Senate proposals.
The House incentives bill doesn't contain the local sales tax changes. A key tax-law writer says he believes a majority of House Republicans oppose that provision. Rep. Bill Brawley of Matthews says an alternative proposal to help rural counties is being assembled, but it's not ready for unveiling.
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