N.C. House budget includes higher pay raise, COLA & bonus paid leave
The N.C. House passed its version of a 2014-15 spending plan this morning.
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The N.C. House passed its version of a 2014-15 spending plan this morning.
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After releasing its proposed 2014-15 spending plan late last Wednesday night, the Senate wasted no time approving it on a largely party line vote shortly after midnight Saturday.
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The N.C. House presented its budget proposal on Tuesday, and while not perfect it is a vast improvement over proposals from the N.C. Senate and the governor's office. State employees would receive a true $1,000 pay increase in the House plan and retirees would receive a 1.44-percent cost-of-living adjustment. Teachers would receive an average raise of 5 percent in the House plan.
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With the bill filing deadline passing on Wednesday, attention turned this week to the Senate’s proposed 2014-15 spending plan – one that not only fails to provide state employees with a meaningful pay raise, but also reduces the recommended cost-of-living adjustment for state retirees recommended in Gov. Pat McCrory’s budget proposal.
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The state Senate released its proposed 2014-15 budget late last night, turning its back on state employees and retirees, doing nothing to improve upon the small pay increase offered by the governor, and lowering the already small recommended retiree cost-of-living adjustment.
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A smoking cessation program. A fully equipped gym. A healthy nutrition program.
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Work continued at the General Assembly this week with several hundred bills filed already and more expected by Wednesday. SEANC’s professional lobbying staff is reviewing all bills to ensure that state employees and retirees and the vital public services they provide are protected.
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The public services that state employees provide are as diverse as the needs of North Carolina’s nearly 10 million residents. Among those are services to residents who are hearing or visually impaired.
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The Department of Public Safety confirmed this week what SEANC has said all along – privatization of prison maintenance is a losing proposition for the state and for taxpayers.
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As the North Carolina General Assembly returned to work on Wednesday to begin its short session, Gov. Pat McCrory introduced his 2014-15 budget proposal, which upon examination has not only fallen short of the promised pay raises for state employees, but also includes several other red flags.
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