Lack of Candidates for 2016 Elections
This article is written by Patrick Gannon on October 26, 2015 and published in The Mountaineer RALEIGH – With all of the defections from the General Assembly as of late, … Continue reading
Advocacy Update: That’s a Wrap, Finally
Monday, October 5, 2015 By Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation After 135 active legislative days and 27 previous NASW-NC Advocacy Updates, the 2015 Legislative Session adjourned around … Continue reading
Session Scorecard- What Happened and What Did Not
While NASW-NC works to finalize our session list of bills we lobbied for and against this legislative session on behalf of the social work profession, here is a great overview … Continue reading
Advocacy Update: One more week of session and harmful bills
Monday, September 28, 2015 Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation The end is near! Last week, legislators filed Senate Joint Resolution 721: Adjournment Resolution. This bill ends the … Continue reading
Advocacy Update: Budget Rushed and Private Medicaid Reform
Monday, September 22, 2015 Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation Legislators pushed a budget through to meet the Friday, September 18th deadline last week. The budget became public … Continue reading
Influence of Lobbyists- who is making a difference?
This article was posted on WRAL on Sunday, August 30, 2015 and is insightful into who lobbies and why. Alex Miller, contract lobbyist for NASW-NC is interviewed in the article. … Continue reading
Advocacy Update: Still No Budget
Monday, August 31, 2015 By Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation Legislators are still at it. A THIRD Continuing Resolution was filed last week to extend the budget … Continue reading
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