Winners and losers

Winners

Teachers: State lottery money saves 1,600 jobs.

Ferry riders: A bigger ferry subsidy and still no tolls on most routes.

State employees: No pay cuts.

Former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory: Helped defeat a public financing bill by lending his voice to automated calls.

University of North Carolina system: The system took a $70 million reduction, but the cuts were not as severe as first feared.

Spanish mustangs: The wild horses that roam the Outer Banks are now the state's official horse.

Losers

Sweepstakes parlor owners and players: The games will be banned Dec. 1.

Athletic boosters: No more in-state tuition for out-of-state athletes at UNC campuses.

In-home personal care recipients:18,000 or more will lose services.

State employees: No raises. Again.

American Civil Liberties Union: DNA will be collected from those arrested for some crimes.

Public campaign financing: A proposal for public financing of some state campaigns died a quick death.

State Sen. R.C. Soles: The longest-serving lawmaker ended his career in a swirl of legal controversies.

The business community: Lost a powerful advocate with the retirement of state Sen. David Hoyle of Gastonia.

Coyotes: Lawmakers approved new methods to trap the critters.