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 and Take Action on Medicaid Reform
Monday, August 24, 2015 By Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation While legislators had another slow week, big things did happen. 1) Legislators, along with the Governor, decided … Continue reading
Advocacy Update: Budget Rumors
Monday, August 17, 2015 By Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation Friday, August 14th marked the state’s deadline for a budget that legislators put into place on June … Continue reading
Advocacy Update: Budget Deadline Approaching and New Medicaid Reform Plan
Monday, August 10, 2015 By Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation With less than a week left for their August 14th budget deadline, Senators inched closer to budget … Continue reading
Advocacy Update: Few meetings, death penalty, ABLE Act
Monday, August 3, 2015 By Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation Senators did not hold any committee meetings last week since their announcement that Senate committees were done … Continue reading
Advocacy Update: Back from break and ABLE Act moves forward
Monday, July 27, 2015 By Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation Legislators came back from a July 4th break on July 13th but did not rush into the … Continue reading
Advocacy Update: Continuing Resolution, Autism Insurance, and a Break!
Monday, July 6, 2015 By Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation As of today, the State of North Carolina does not have an approved budget for the 2015-2016 … Continue reading
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