The General Assembly has gone home for the weekend without agreeing on a state budget or even putting in place a stop-gap measure.

North Carolina lawmakers are less than a week away from a new fiscal year and they don't agree fully how state government should operate during expected prolonged budget and tax negotiations.

The House and Senate adjourned Thursday for the weekend without a stop-gap spending measure, although Republican leaders on both sides indicate they're close. The government's new year begins Wednesday.

Senate and House Republicans confirmed some sticking points in a "continuing resolution" include funding for teacher assistants and on driver's education.

A temporary measure is needed because the two chambers passed competing budget plans that are far apart on Medicaid, taxes and incentives. 

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