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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 After nearly a year without a state budget, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-N.C. 26) and House Speaker Destin Hall (R-N.C. 87) came together Tuesday afternoon to announce that a deal has been reached.<\/p>

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Rep. Brenden Jones (R-46) made a first announcement on X, saying, \u201cThe NC House and Senate have come to a budget deal! A press conference will begin in 30 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Berger and Hall made the announcement together as respective leaders of the state\u2019s House and Senate just before 4 p.m. The full press conference at the state legislative building is available in the video player above.<\/p>\n

Sen. Berger began by saying that this agreement is a \u201cstarting point\u201d that establishes a \u201cgood framework\u201d to move forward. However, there are still lots of points to be discussed and decided between the two chambers, according to Berger.<\/p>\n

While the mechanics of the budget still need to be sorted, Rep. Hall said, \u201cI\u2019m confident we\u2019ll be able to get a comprehensive budget done relatively soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rep. Destin Hall and Sen. Phil Berger make budget agreement announcement together on May 12, 2026. (Dan West \/ CBS 17)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Both chambers of the state legislature had been working behind closed doors during a shortened legislative session to come to such a deal. Major disagreements were had over tax cuts, state employee raises and other spending priorities.<\/p>\n

One of the biggest disagreements came over raises for teachers, state employees and law enforcement officers.<\/p>

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A top priority brought up by Rep. Hall during the press conference was teacher salary increases. Rep. Hall said the proposed budget would come with an average 8% increase for teacher pay.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something we\u2019re very proud of,\u201d Hall said, adding that it would be the largest increase to teacher pay in the state since at least 2006.<\/p>\n

Berger spoke to state employee increases, saying that it was a focal point in conversations to provide meaningful raises to the state\u2019s law enforcement officers in particular.<\/p>\n

The agreement includes an average 20.3% raise for SBI & ALE officers, and an average 17.7% raise for State Highway Patrol officers. It also includes a raise of up to 11.5% for civilian personnel serving in the ranks of the NC Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n

At the time of this announcement, North Carolina had been without a state budget for nearly a year, passing occasional \u201cmini budgets\u201d for crucial funding needs.<\/p>

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