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Public Policy Update - June 23, 2025

June 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 June 23, 2025. STATE  Budget The House budget overall spending is the same as the Senate’s: $32.6 billio…

June Policy Education Meeting Recap

June 20, 2025
As of June 22, 2025 There is a lot happening both at the state and federal level that will have a substantial impact on North Carolina, including the intellectual and developmental disability community. I wanted to take a few minutes to update you. This email is much more complicated than I would…

Join NCCDD's Next Policy Meeting for a Federal and State I/DD Budget Update

May 22, 2025
A lot is happening! Join NCCDD's June Policy Education Meeting for an update and discussion on the Federal and State I/DD budget. NCCDD and guests will provide updates on how the proposed budgets from the North Carolina General Assembly, Congress and the President could impact the developmenta…

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 - 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…