October is open enrollment month for the State Health Plan and SEANC is urging all state employees and retirees on an SHP plan to carefully review their plans before letting them roll over.
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The Employees Political Action Committee (EMPAC), a member-led subsidiary of the State Employees Association of North Carolina, presented its Lisa B. Mitchell Legislator of the Year award to Sen. Shirley Randleman (R-Wilkes) for her role in advocating for transparency in the $90 billion state retirement system during the 2014 General Assembly session.
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The State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC) recently announced bipartisan endorsements for the general election in November. The endorsements are made through SEANC’s Employees Political Action Committee (EMPAC), which is a member-led subsidiary.
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Membership is SEANC’s lifeblood, and over the last two weeks, SEANC has seen an upswing in successful recruitment efforts.
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North Carolina’s pension system continues to underperform when compared to its national peers.
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Gov. Pat McCrory signed the budget adjustment bill passed by the General Assembly on Thursday, giving official approval to pay raises and vacation days for state employees and a cost-of-living adjustment for retirees.
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State budget writers announced early this week they finally reached an agreement on a new budget for 2014-15 – nearly a month into the new fiscal year – they are confident the governor will sign.
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State budget writers do not appear to be any closer to an agreement than they were when the week began, despite closed-door meetings between the governor and lead senators and a new offer from the House.
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The budget negotiators in the House and Senate continued to work toward a compromise this week, and while some progress was made and only about $300 million actually separate the two sides, the chambers are far apart on how to bridge that final gap.
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Despite hopeful statements by lawmakers earlier in the session that a new spending plan would be in place by the end of the 2013-14 fiscal year and the session would be wrapped up by the Fourth of July holiday, there appears to still be at least a week to go.
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