The North Carolina General Assembly is at a stalemate as Senate and House leaders are at odds over several key provisions in their respective proposals for the 2014-15 budget. Among the issues separating the two chambers are pay raises for state employees and retirees.
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The N.C. House passed its version of a 2014-15 spending plan this morning.
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The N.C. House presented its budget proposal on Tuesday, and while not perfect it is a vast improvement over proposals from the N.C. Senate and the governor's office. State employees would receive a true $1,000 pay increase in the House plan and retirees would receive a 1.44-percent cost-of-living adjustment. Teachers would receive an average raise of 5 percent in the House plan.
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With the bill filing deadline passing on Wednesday, attention turned this week to the Senate’s proposed 2014-15 spending plan – one that not only fails to provide state employees with a meaningful pay raise, but also reduces the recommended cost-of-living adjustment for state retirees recommended in Gov. Pat McCrory’s budget proposal.
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The state Senate released its proposed 2014-15 budget late last night, turning its back on state employees and retirees, doing nothing to improve upon the small pay increase offered by the governor, and lowering the already small recommended retiree cost-of-living adjustment.
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A smoking cessation program. A fully equipped gym. A healthy nutrition program.
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Work continued at the General Assembly this week with several hundred bills filed already and more expected by Wednesday. SEANC’s professional lobbying staff is reviewing all bills to ensure that state employees and retirees and the vital public services they provide are protected.
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The public services that state employees provide are as diverse as the needs of North Carolina’s nearly 10 million residents. Among those are services to residents who are hearing or visually impaired.
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The Department of Public Safety confirmed this week what SEANC has said all along – privatization of prison maintenance is a losing proposition for the state and for taxpayers.
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Congratulations to the 76 percent of EMPAC-endorsed bipartisan candidates who won their primaries and are moving on to the November ballot.
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