Public Policy Blog
Public Policy Update - May 22, 2025
April 24, 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 May 22, 2025.
STATE
Budget
The House released its budget on May 22, 2025. This follows the release of the Gov…
Public Policy Update - April 2025
April 24, 2025
Public Policy Update (as of 4/24/25) Federal
Congressional Budget Process
On April 5, 2025, the Senate passed their budget resolution which includes a reduction of $880 billion to Energy and Commerce which is where the Medicaid budget is housed. Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) c…
Public Policy Update - March 2025
March 21, 2025
Public Policy Update (as of 3/21/25)
Federal
Congress passed another continuing resolution, signed by the President on March 14, 2025, which funds the federal government through the end of the fiscal year (September 30, 2025). This act averted a government shutdown. The act maintains overall ba…
Public Policy Update - February 2025
February 21, 2025
Public Policy Update (as of 2/21/25)
Federal
Reconciliation
Congressional Republicans are planning on using the reconciliation process to achieve some of their budget goals. Reconciliation is a procedure that makes it easier to pass legislation related to taxes and spending. …
Public Policy Update - January 2025
January 27, 2025
Public Policy Update (as of 1/27/25)
State
General Assembly
The North Carolina legislature convened for its long session on January 8, 2025 with the main message of addressing disaster recovery in the state’s western counties. The main purpose of the day was to elect leadership.
Sen. Ph…