Public Policy Blog
Public Policy Update - November 20, 2025
November 20, 2025
Read a summary of recent public policy updates that may be of interest to North Carolinians with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD). These updates are current as of October 23, 2025.
Federal
Budget
The longest government shutdown in history ended on November 12, 2025 with t…
Public Policy Update - October 23, 2025
October 23, 2025
Read a summary of recent public policy updates that may be of interest to North Carolinians with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD). These updates are current as of October 23, 2025.
Federal
Budget
The federal shutdown continues to become one of the longest in US history. A…
Update on Medicaid Cuts in North Carolina - 10/13/25
October 13, 2025
Message from Talley Wells, Executive Director of the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities
Written October 13, 2025
I am writing to you to update you on the Medicaid cuts. The cuts are still in effect. Thus, it is still critical to reach out to state legislators and the Gover…
Public Policy Update - September 29, 2025
September 29, 2025
Read a summary of recent public policy updates that may be of interest to North Carolinians with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD). These updates are current as of September 29, 2025.
State Update
As reported in the August Highlights & Hot Topics newsletter, in response…
Public Policy Update - August 25, 2025
August 26, 2025
Read a summary of recent public policy updates that may be of interest to North Carolinians with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD). These updates are current as of August 25, 2025.
State
Legislative and Policy
The North Carolina legislature adjourned without a budget…