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1-Word Budget Change Could Put Mentally Ill on North Carolina's Streets

Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue and Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature agree it would be tragic for about 1,400 people with serious mental illnesses to lose their homes Jan. 1 because of a one-word change to the state budget. But neither side has indicated how they plan to fix the problem.

Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue and Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature agree it would be tragic for about 1,400 people with serious mental illnesses to lose their homes Jan. 1 because of a one-word change to the state budget. But neither side has indicated how they plan to fix the problem.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.