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NASW-NC Member Hope Rife interviewed about living will vs. health care power of attorney - See more at: http://www.naswnc.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=153#sthash.9u64iSfM.dpuf

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Legislative Updates
Sunday, March 5, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) 2023 NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Week 8 Medicaid Expansion is ALMOST HERE! » 2023 NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Week 8 North Carolina Social Work Advocacy Day a Success!...
Sunday, February 26, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) 2023 NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Week 7 - Bad Gun Bills on the Move » 2023 NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Week 7 A good deal of pretty bad gun bills have been in...
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Oppose Anti-Immigrant Bill HB 10: "Require Sheriffs to Cooperate with ICE" » ...
Sunday, February 19, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) 2023 NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Week 6 - Medicaid Expansion passes House! » 2023 NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Week 6 NASW-NC continues to be present at the North Caro...
Sunday, February 12, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) 2023 NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Week 5 - Medicaid Expansion Introduced! » 2023 NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Week 5 NASW-NC continues to be present...
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Member Nakeia Alsup speaks at Legislative Press Conference » On Tuesday, NASW-NC member Nakeia Alsup, a former school social worker, spoke at a North Carolina Legislative press confer...
Monday, February 6, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) 2023 NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Week 4 - Harmful bills on the move » Last week at the North Carolina Legislature was met with more harmful legislation introduced that require your...
Thursday, February 2, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Oppose SB49 Harmful Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation » RALEIGH – On Tuesday, members of the North Carolina Senate introduced SB49 Paren...
Monday, January 30, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) 2023 NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Week 3 » 2023 NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Week 3 Last week at the North Carolina Legislature was met...
Monday, January 23, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) 2023 NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Week 2 (Sort of) » The North Carolina Legislative Building was quiet last week as legislators took a break while they were either b...
Friday, January 13, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) 2023 NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Week 1 » The North Carolina state legislature convened Wednesday, January 11 to gavel in the 2023 session. They are back on a...
Friday, July 15, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor Signs Budget Into Law with HIEA Provision » The North Carolina General Assembly wrapped up the short legislative session on Friday, July 1 after sending sever...
Friday, July 1, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Advocacy Update: State Budget, No Expansion, and Adjournment » In the last week of the legislative session, legislators introduced and passed House Bill 103, 2022 Appropriati...
Friday, June 24, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Advocacy Update: House Medicaid Expansion Plan » The state is potentially headed into the final week (or weeks) of the legislative session. The big news from this...
Monday, June 13, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Advocacy Update: Take Action Today on Active Action Alerts » North Carolina legislators are hoping to adjourn the current legislative session by July 1, 2022. Because of this,...
Monday, June 6, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) North Carolina Social Work Advocacy Update: Medicaid Expansion Passes Senate and Action Alert! » Medicaid Expansion news dominated the headlines last week as the North Carolina Senate took a historic vote and...
Friday, May 27, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Update: Harmful LGBTQ+ Legislation and Medicaid Expansion » North Carolina legislators are off to a busy start this legislative session. Several bills were introduced durin...
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Advocacy Update: Mid-week update » North Carolina legislators are off to a strong start this legislative session. Last night, North Carolina Sena...
Monday, May 23, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Advocacy Update: Session starts and take action today! » Despite North Carolina legislators kicking off the first week of the legislative session last week, only a few b...
Friday, May 13, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) North Carolina’s Legislative Session starts on Wednesday, May 18! » North Carolina legislators will kick off the 2022 Legislative Session on Wednesday, May 18. NASW-NC anticipates a quiet...
Friday, April 29, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) North Carolina Legislative Short Session Starting Soon! » North Carolina legislators will return for the short legislative session on Wednesday, May 18th after co...
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Urgent Action Alert: School Social Work Advocacy Needed » URGENT: Action Alert for School Social Workers The North Carolina State Board of...
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) School Social Work Advocacy and Learning Opportunities » NASW and NASW-NC are working hard to support the school social work profession both at the state and federal levels. We...
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Redistricting Update and 2022 Primary Elections » Redistricting Update and 2022 Primary Elections North Carolinians have been watching since the Fall to se...
Tuesday, February 8, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Advocacy Update: Redistricting, Medicaid Expansion, and more! » North Carolina is still in the long legislative session that started in January 2021. This is one of North Carolina’s long...
Thursday, November 18, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) North Carolina Legislators Pass State Budget » North Carolina legislators released their state budget earlier this week. Legislators and Governor Cooper did no...
Monday, October 11, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Redistricting Update and National Advocacy » North Carolina legislators have not hosted many committee meetings in the past few weeks as redistricting efforts...
Friday, October 8, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Redistricting Update » By Holly Edmondson, NASW-NC Intern The public redistricting hearings in North Carolina finished up...
Friday, September 24, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Three Redistricting Hearings Left » By Holly Edmondson, NASW-NC Intern Redistricting hearings for North Carolina are wrapping up at the e...
Monday, September 20, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: NC needs a budget and Voting Rights Information » North Carolina legislators are still meeting about the state budget and are holding very few committee meetings. To recap...
Friday, September 17, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Resources and Ways to Engage with Redistricting » By Holly Edmondson, NASW-NC Intern North Carolina’s redistricting process began in August. Redistricting a...
Monday, September 13, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Governor Cooper Signs and Vetoes Legislation » N orth Carolina legislators had a quiet week as redistricting meetings rolled out around the state and a...
Thursday, September 2, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Action Alerts and Child Welfare Bill Signed Into Law » North Carolina legislators are still at a standstill on the state budget. NASW-NC anticipates that it will be a...
Friday, August 27, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: Major Bills on the Move » The last few weeks have been a whirlwind at the North Carolina General Assembly with bills being amended and push...
Friday, August 13, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Legislative Session Update: House Budget Passes and Youth Marriage Bill Advances » Earlier, NASW-NC provided details of the House budget that had been released. Legislators continued to roll out prov...
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