Session, Week 8
Session Status– It is hard to believe that a hectic 8 weeks of session are behind us and legislators have adjourned! In the next week a summary of all bills … Continue reading
Session, Week 7
Things are starting to wind down at the legislative building as legislators await Gov. Perdue’s veto or signature of the bill. Legislators are still expecting to be done by July … Continue reading
Session, Week 6
Provisional: HB 1081 is on it’s way to the Governor! With no opposition in the Senate, it got voted out and sent to the Governor via special message. We expect … Continue reading
NC Budget Highlights
Late Tuesday night, appointed legislators drew up an agreed budget. Since the House and Senate budgets were drastically different, appointed legislators were designated with the task of merging the two … Continue reading
Advocacy Alert- Senate Bill 205 No Benefits for Illegal Aliens
This Wednesday, June 20th, House Committee Judiciary A will be hearing Senate Bill 205- No Benefits for Illegal Aliens. This bill goes too far for our social workers employed by … Continue reading
Session, Week 5
Provisional Bill Status: Originally calendared for the Senate floor this week, this bill got recalendared to be heard on Tuesday, June 19th. We will continue to keep you posted on … Continue reading
Session, Week 4
Provisional Bill Update: House Bill 1081 has had a lot of fire this week! The bill was assigned to a House committee and heard on Tuesday. After passing the House … Continue reading
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