Federal cuts could sap services for NC as state lawmakers also look to trim

Federal cuts could sap services for NC as state lawmakers also look to trim

North Carolina lawmakers have increasingly shifted toward using federal dollars, rather than state dollars, to pay for education and health services nominally provided by the state. Federal cuts could jeopardize those services as state lawmakers also look to cut spending.

Local programs that rely on federal funding face uncertainty

By Richard Sullins | richard@rantnc.com Sara has been a registered nurse since the late 1970s, working first for a few years at a small community hospital in the mountains and eventually finding her sweet spot at the Veterans Affairs clinic in North Carolina. Over the years, her work was challenging, especially during the 1980s when veterans struggled to find anyone who would listen to their issues. She could have retired two decades ago, but st…