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https://downhomenc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Peoples-Budget-Graphic.jpg1600900Soon, the North Carolina General Assembly will begin the process of creating a state budget for the upcoming year. Because the budget is passed as a piece of legislation, it’s easy for it to feel complicated and irrelevant to our everyday lives. However, here are three state budget issues we care about passionately that will and do matter to people just like us.