NC Child Legislative Update-April 18-22
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Top Stories
“‘Who Will Teach Our Children?’ NC Teaching Fellows Program Ends.” WUNC. The NC Teaching Fellows Program, which has provided scholarships for future NC teachers for over thirty years, ends with this graduating class.
“NC House Budget Passes 93-23 Bipartisan Vote.” News and Observer. Despite acrimony and last minute wrangling, the House budget proposal passed easily early Friday morning.
State and Local
“Big Changes for DHHS, Medicaid Leadership.” North Carolina Health News.
“Medicaid in North Carolina.” WUNC.
“Fewer Uninsured in N.C., but Fewer Still in Medicaid-expansion States.” North Carolina Health News.
“Preschoolers Get Too Little Physical Activity in Child Care.” WNCT.
“NC Schools Tackling Issue of Childhood Hunger.” WNCN.
Opinion
“Fairness for Foster Children.” Patrick Gannon, The Insider (appears in the News and Observer).
“Busting the Medicaid Myths in North Carolina.” Thomas R. White and William A. Dennis, News and Observer.
“Food Stamps for Filet Mignon? Hardly, Despite What Paternalistic Politicians Say.” Gwen Moore, The Guardian.