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Thelegislaturespentmostofthisweekfocusedonredrawingmapsin
Moststateemployeeswill
Friday September27 2019 Prison closures, budget the focus as legislature enters final weeks
Itisstill uncleariftheSenatewill takeupanoverrideoftheGovernors budgetvetonextweek,butthatsnottheonlyissueSEANC iswatching aslawmakersreturntobusiness.
TheDepartmentofPublicSafetyannouncedthisweekthatitplansto closeHokeandOdomCorrectional InstitutionsandTyrrell PrisonWork Farm statingthatthereasonfortheclosuresistoaddressthestaff shortageatotherinstitutions.
TheSenateSelectCommitteeonPrisonSafety chairedbySen Bob Steinburg ismeetingonMondayat3pm toaskthedepartmentformore informationabouttheplantoclosethefacilitiesandmoveemployeesto otherprisons.SEANC lobbyistsandmembersoftheSEANC Select CommitteeonPrisonReformwill beinattendanceatthemeetingandwill sharetheinformationinnextweek’sScoop Asforthebudget moststateemployeeswill seea25%increaseintheir Septemberpaycheckdueto mini-budgets”passedbytheHouseand SenateaftertheGovernorsvetoofthelegislativebudget bill However UNC employees,communitycollegeemployees,noncertifiedschool
