Thursday, June 2, 2016 | Legislative Week in Review
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The North Carolina Senate passes its budget bill. HBCUs within the UNC-System protested a budget provision that wouldve reduced tuition to $500-per-semester. Carolina Journal's Barry Smith analyzes. Sen. Tom McInnis (R-Scotland County) discusses his proposal to ban the herbal supplement "Kratom." The House passes a new coal ash bill.
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