State Government
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By Administrator
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Tuesday, 12 April 2016 05:28 |
RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Legislators returning to Raleigh April 25 now have a good sense of where Gov. Pat McCrory would like budget reconciliations negotiations to begin. On Monday, the governor released his budget priorities.
From the governor's news release, the priorities are:
** Improving the lives of people with mental illness and substance use disorders
** Expanding Medicaid and state services for older adults, including those with Alzheimer’s
** Expanding Medicaid services for people with developmental disabilities and Autism
** Continuing Governor McCrory’s commitment to high quality early childhood programs by increasing Pre-K slots
** Keeping our children safe by strengthening the state’s child protection system
** Preparing North Carolina to respond to Zika Virus
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