The House passed its budget with overwhelming bipartisan support Thursday, just four days after it was made public. It includes a 2-percent salary increase and $500 bonus for state employees and a 1.6-percent cost-of-living adjustment for state
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The State Employees Association of North Carolina Board of Governors unanimously approved Saturday a resolution calling on state Treasurer Janet Cowell to either resign from the two corporate boards she recently joined or step down from her position as Treasurer.
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After a hectic first two weeks at the General Assembly, legislators settled in and got down to routine business this week. The top item on the agenda remains the state budget.
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In what is already a whirlwind session just one week in, the House and Senate agreed on a base “not-to-exceed” figure of $22.225 billion for the 2016-17 budget this week.
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The General Assembly returned to Raleigh on Monday for the launch of its 2016 short session. And the state budget top the list of priorities. It seems that state employee pay and retiree cost-of-living adjustments may be the most contentious issue in budget negotiations once again.
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Gov. Pat McCrory this morning announced highlights of his budget proposal that insults and dismisses state employees who continue to fall through the cracks of his “Carolina Comeback.”
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The political arm of the State Employees Association of North Carolina, EMPAC, has endorsed Dale Folwell for the office of state Treasurer in the November general election.
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The General Assembly returns to town in ten days for what promises to be an action-packed short session. And, like always, one of the top items on the agenda for SEANC’s lobbyists will be securing desperately needed pay raises for state employees and cost-of-living adjustments for retirees.
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Overall, an endorsement from SEANC and its political arm, EMPAC, proved to be beneficial for many lawmakers facing primary challenges on March 15. All but three candidates endorsed by EMPAC will move on to races in November after securing their party’s nomination.
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SEANC members scored a victory last Friday when the State Health Plan Board of Trustees, responding to a large outcry from plan members, decided not to raise premiums or make other major plan changes for 2017.
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