RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina state leaders are once again embarking on a top-to-bottom review of state government. And once again, there’s bound to be resistance to carry out changes.

The General Assembly last summer gave Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration $4 million through mid-2015 to hire a consultant for the North Carolina Government Efficiency and Reform initiative and report back with its findings. Looking for budget savings and better methods is a common mantra of elected officials and department heads, but formal undertakings to find them are rare.