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Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue said this week that she plans to propose a temporary .75-cent sales tax increase in her next budget to restore some of the education cuts made by the Republican-controlled General Assembly. The announcement Tuesday has drawn ire from state GOP leaders, including House Majority Leader Paul Stam who said Friday that [...]

Gov. Beverly Perdue said Tuesday that her budget proposal for next year will include a temporary sales tax increase to restore education cuts made by the Republican-led General Assembly when they let a similar tax expire last July. The announcement by Perdue, made during a visit to a Greensboro elementary school, comes four months before [...]