We’re now a month into the 2025 state legislative session and lawmakers have begun the process of crafting what’s always the most important legislation of the year — a new state budget. This year, thanks to the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene and growing softness in state revenue forecasts after years of regressive tax cuts, that work comes with some extra challenges.
Recently, in order to get a gauge on where things stand, NC Newsline caught up with Senate Democratic Whip Jay Chaudhuri of Wake County. And as Senator Chaudhuri told us, he’s quite concerned about some of the choices the legislature is likely to face, as well as the impact of the binge of federal funding cuts emanating from the Trump administration, and a state Senate bill that could force many health insurance plans — including the State Health Plan — to limit coverage of necessary procedures.
Click here to listen to the full interview with NC Senator Jay Chaudhuri.
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