Legislators have asked for $181m so far

State legislators have now asked for $181.4 million.

Eight more bills filed since Dome last checked have added another $60.7 million in requested spending, even as the state faces a $2 billion shortfall.

The largest request of the most recent batch is $50 million for the N.C. Housing Trust Fund, which finances low-income housing. The smallest is $50,000 for a caisson coordinator at the State Highway Patrol, an amount already requested in another bill.

Other spending bills would help run senior centers, provide block grants for home and community care, support people with dementia and their caregivers, fund a pilot program for adult protective services, and help domestic violence shelters.

In all, the requests amount to nine percent of the estimated shortfall.

The bills also call for another $11.1 million in spending next year, bringing the total requests for that budget year to $27.9 million.

Ongoing coverage of spending bills is available here.