Both Chambers Struggle Towards Budget Compromise

North Carolina legislators have finished up their first week back from vacation. There's little to publicly show toward getting a state budget finalized.

By Thursday, both the House and Senate had announced their lists of negotiators to work out a compromise for their competing two-year spending plans. While more than 110 members of the legislature are named, most heavy lifting will be done by a handful of lieutenants of House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger.

Gov. Pat McCrory visited the Legislative Building twice Thursday to meet separately with House Republicans and Senate Republicans. McCrory left both meetings without taking reporters' questions, but Berger and a key House member said McCrory discussed the budget, economic incentives and bonds.

A stop-gap spending measure expires Aug. 14.