House overrides Governor's veto on budget
The N.C. House voted this week to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto on the legislature’s state budget. This action has little direct effect on most state employees.
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The N.C. House voted this week to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto on the legislature’s state budget. This action has little direct effect on most state employees.
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EMPAC, the political arm of the SEANC, presented Quinterline Bowen of Washington, N.C., with its Gloria M. Upperman Activist Award on Saturday at the 36th Annual SEANC Convention in Greensboro.
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GREENSBORO – EMPAC, the political arm of the State Employees Association of North Carolina, presented Sen. Bob Steinburg with its Lisa B. Mitchell Legislator of the Year award on Saturday at the 36th Annual SEANC Convention in Greensboro.
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The legislature passed by unanimous vote this week pay raises for most state employees as part of a “mini budgets” workaround to push through important parts of the budget, since a compromise is unlikely.
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With every passing day without a budget in place, it’s more likely that state employees and retirees will receive another paycheck without an increase in pay.
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With the state’s hospitals continuing their boycott of the Clear Pricing Project, State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced Thursday that the State Health Plan would operate in the coming year with a hybrid system featuring two networks that will ensure all state employees and retirees have in-network coverage at facilities close to home.
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More than 300,000 State Health Plan members receive care from a UNC Health Care affiliated facility, yet UNC and other hospitals are acting as a cartel to prevent implementation of the Clear Pricing Project.
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More than 200,000 State Health Plan members receive care in the Triad, yet the hospitals meant to serve this community are digging in to protect their profits while threatening access to affordable care.
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