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North Carolina Politics · North CarolinaNorth Carolina legislators gave final approval Wednesday to a stopgap spending measure to boost state government spending to prepare for fall classes, cover Medicaid expenses and continue construction projects while a Republican agreement on a comprehensive budget still remains distant.See the Story
North Carolina lawmakers approve stopgap spending measure amid budget impasse
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North Carolina · North CarolinaBy Jaymie Baxley North Carolina’s first-in-the-nation Healthy Opportunities Pilot, which sought to address the nonmedical health needs of rural residents on Medicaid, faces a bleak future after state lawmakers failed to extend funding for the program in their stripped-down “mini budget” passed last month. Launched in 2022, HOP provided deliveries of food, rides to doctor’s appointments and other services to help alleviate some of the social, eco…Read Article
Medicaid program that provided economic boost to rural NC communities on the chopping block
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