Advocacy Update: Crossover deadline and what bills remain for session
By Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation Crossover: The deadline that has bills flying out of committees and rushed to the floor. Any bill that does not require … Continue reading
Advocacy Update: Autism Insurance, Foster Care, Abortion Limits
Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation With one week left until the crossover deadline (when a bill without an appropriation has to pass either chamber to continue for … Continue reading
Advocacy Update: Foster Care Bills Advance and House Bill Deadline
By Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation After a week off for Spring Break, legislators were back to work last week. The House bill filing deadline approached and … Continue reading
Advocacy Updates: House bills filed, dead bills, and Spring Break!
Advocacy Update Monday, April 6th, 2015 Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation With the Senate filing deadline past us, we are now getting more bills filed in the … Continue reading
Advocacy Update: Senate Bill Filing Deadline and Social Work Advocacy Day
Advocacy Update, March 30th, 2015 Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation What a week! We had over 500 social workers attend Social Work Advocacy Day on Wednesday, March … Continue reading
Advocacy Update: Bills filed, Advocacy Days, and help elect Loretta Lynch
By Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation This past week, aging advocates from across the state came to the NC General Assembly to tell legislators that Seniors and … Continue reading
Drug Testing for Work First Benefits Pushed Back
Drug Testing Original Post by the Raleigh News and Observer Less than a week before county social service agencies are supposed to start drug testing welfare applicants under a new … Continue reading
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