北卡罗来纳州州长提出14亿美元的权宜预算, 用于资助医疗援助计划, North Carolina’s governor proposes a $1.4 billion stopgap budget to fund Medicaid and raise state worker pay amid ongoing budget deadlock.

北卡罗来纳州州长Josh Stein(Josh Stein)提出14亿美元的权宜预算, 以满足国家紧急需求, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has proposed a $1.4 billion stopgap budget to address urgent state needs amid the absence of a full 2025-26 budget, the only state in the U.S. without one. 该计划包括3.19亿美元用于全额资助医疗援助计划,医疗援助计划为300多万居民服务,并寻求为国家雇员、教师、执法人员和狱警提高工资,大多数工人追溯性增长2.5%,教师平均增长6%。 The plan includes $319 million to fully fund Medicaid, which serves over 3 million residents, and seeks pay raises for state employees, teachers, law enforcement, and correctional officers, with a 2.5% retroactive increase for most workers and a 6% average raise for teachers. 州长警告说,可能会发生服务中断,理由是成本上升、人员短缺、基础设施和教育项目推迟,并敦促在4月21日立法者返回拉利之前采取两党行动。 The governor warned of potential service disruptions, citing rising costs, staffing shortages, and delayed infrastructure and education projects, urging bipartisan action before lawmakers return to Raleigh on April 21.