RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Pat McCrory unveiled his first two-year budget proposal for state government Wednesday, one that’s heavy on setting aside money for emergencies, building repairs and Medicaid costs and light on creating new programs.

The new Republican governor recommended to the General Assembly that it spend $20.6 billion in state funds — a roughly 2 percent increase over the current year’s budget — in the first year of the plan beginning July 1.

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