North Carolina Senate budget proposal clears chamber, with negotiations with House soon to follow
Following negotiations, a consensus bill will be voted upon by the both chambers.
Following negotiations, a consensus bill will be voted upon by the both chambers.
‘As we continue down the road of what economists have dubbed a ‘slowcession,’ the Senate budget proceeds with caution.’
‘This law, once implemented, will be the working families bill of the decade.’
A turning point came last May when Senate leader Phil Berger, a longtime expansion opponent, publicly explained his reversal.
‘It’s going to do it in a way that’s fiscally responsible.’
Abortion restrictions, Medicaid expansion, voter ID and sports gambling are likely hot topics.
Sanders said the first bill on her agenda is an education reform measure containing a pay raise for teachers.
The expansion will cover about 900,000 adults enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program.