North Carolina has witnessed a spate of glowing and upbeat news reports and commentaries in recent days in the aftermath of last week’s announcement by Republican legislative leaders that they had reached an agreement to expand the state’s Medicaid program.
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The state legislature marked “crossover” last week, the point at which most bills must pass at least one chamber to have a chance of becoming law this session. House members had filed 969 bills by the end of last week, and senators had filed 721. The House passed 351 bills by the crossover deadline, and the Senate passed 173. About two dozen have already become law.
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