January 11, 2013 | 11:08 AM

Gov. Pat McCrory gave his cabinet secretaries pay hikes as large as $13,200, far more than anything afforded to typical state employees in recent years.

The Republican’s cabinet makes a combined $1.1 million â€" an 8 percent increase from his Democratic predecessor.

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