McCrory vowed not to implement a new law requiring drug tests for some welfare recipients until the legislature finds the money to pay for it. And he said his administration would further scrutinize a new immigration law to make sure it complies with the “letter and spirit” of federal law.
In a lengthy written statement, the governor also struck out at the General Assembly over a budget provision that eliminates bonus pay for teachers who earn master’s degrees after the current school year, which ends next spring.
