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Smart Start deal eases budget but sows future tensions
The deal among House Republicans Senate Democrats and Gov Hunt shifts Smart Start funding with 58 million this year and 21 million more planned next year while delaying extra spending and adding an independent audit. The broader package allows a 91 billion state budget with 2.8 percent cuts and major education department downsizing. The pact sustains preschool programs but seeds future friction over expansion and oversight. The session features a famed press corps skit riffing on Star Trek and GOP figures. Ken Miller of Mebane receives praise for a patriotic pledge homage using an Army helmet.
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