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July 3, 2014
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Legislative Update: General Assembly hopefully moving closer to budget Despite hopeful statements from 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. The new fiscal year began Tuesday with no new spending plan in place, but because the budget approved each long session is a twoyear plan and the short session exists simply to allow for adjustments, the state is continuing to operate. What that means for now, though, is that state employees are not seeing the raises they have waited so long to receive, and which lawmakers in both chambers, as well as Gov. Pat McCrory, have said all year are among their top priorities.
Happy Fourth of July! In honor of Independence Day and to allow our employees to celebrate with their families, SEANC offices will be closed on Friday, July 4. They will reopen Monday, July 7. Thank you all state employees who are working in our prisons, hospitals and other facilities over the holiday weekend.
Once budget negotiations resume next week after the Fourth of July holiday, SEANC lobbyists will be on hand at the General Assembly every day, reminding lawmakers of the need to value vital public services and the people who provide them. Click here for the full Legislative Update.