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Legislators race to get COVID information as they start drafting bills

April 10, 2020 by Rose Hoban

Legislators race to get COVID information as they start drafting bills - North Carolina Health News

Advocates for child care and aging issues, along with EMS workers, delivered dense presentations for lawmakers to sort through as they rush to create legislation for COVID pandemic relief.

By Rose Hoban In response to the coronavirus pandemic, North Carolina lawmakers are rushing to hear presentations and line up priorities for how the state legislature can augment the federal funding flowing from the $2 trillion CARES Act, which passed late last month. In the third meeting of the health care working group of the […]

2019 Health & Human Services Budget – House & Senate

June 24, 2019 by Rose Hoban

2019 Health & Human Services Budget – House & Senate - North Carolina Health News

Just in time for the conference committee budget, here are how the Senate and the House of Representatives each proposed to spend on health and human services.

By Rose Hoban After 2018’s unusual budget process this year’s budget has unfolded in a more “traditional” way. The House unveiled it’s proposal to spend $5.569 billion on health and human services priorities in early May. The Senate finished it’s work on the budget in early June, asking for a total appropriation of $5.552 billion […]

Gov. Pat McCrory presented his recommended $21.5 billion budget Thursday morning.

McCrory’s $21.5 Billion Budget Holds Health Care Spending Mostly Steady

March 6, 2015 by Editor

McCrory’s $21.5 Billion Budget Holds Health Care Spending Mostly Steady - North Carolina Health News

Budget season begins with Gov. Pat McCrory’s $21.5 billion proposal. By Rose Hoban In the coming year, Gov. Pat McCrory said he would like to spend about $5.3 billion on state health care needs as part of a budget totaling $21.5 billion. The governor rolled out his budget proposal at the emergency management center on […]

Stealth Cuts Eat Away at Child Care Programs

August 7, 2014 by Editor

Stealth Cuts Eat Away at Child Care Programs - North Carolina Health News

Health advocates sigh with relief at the end of the legislative session if their program is fully funded for another year. Or is it? By Rose Hoban During budget negotiations, lobbyists and advocates for social service programs haunt the offices of lawmakers, begging for each additional dollar for their programs. Then the budget comes and […]

Explaining Early-childhood Education in House & Senate Budgets

June 14, 2013 by Rose Hoban

Explaining Early-childhood Education in House & Senate Budgets - North Carolina Health News

In the third part of our side-by-side comparisons of the House and Senate budgets, NC Health News breaks down both chambers’ plans for early-childhood education. By Rose Hoban Next to Medicaid, one of the most complicated parts of the Health and Human Services budget is the section that deals with early-childhood education. The Senate and […]

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