We had a full table in the podcast studio/conference room today. The SEANC lobbying team stopped in for a preview of the #ncga Short Session, which starts tomorrow. Look for the episode tomorrow as well! Ardis Watkins suzanne beasley Flint Benson #ncpol

We’re at the Dan River Prison Work Farm today showing NCAdultCorrection employees our appreciation for their hard work!

(Raleigh, N.C.) State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, and the State Health Plan have issued a Request for Information asking the public for help in lowering the cost of GLP-1 drugs for treating obesity. #ncpol #glp1 #StateHealthPlan #shp

MORE: nctreasurer.com/news/press-rel…

Happy Earth Day! Every day our amazing state employees work to maintain our environmental quality, ensure that our water is safe to drink and our agricultural sector is thriving, and keep our state parks beautiful, among many other jobs that make North Carolina amazing!

Tackling the vacancy crisis head-on must be the priority of the #ncga Short Session. @ardiswatkins #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2024/04/19/ncs…

PODCAST: Addressing the State's Vacancy Crisis with Rep. Donna White #NCGA #NCPOL podbean.com/eas/pb-uv2at-1…

SEANC Bernie Sanders SEANC President Kirk Montgomery Pamela D Montgomery Thank you so much to Bernie Sanders and staff for the work they are doing. They ask hard questions and do hard work.

Thank you to Bernie Sanders for meeting with Pres. SEANC President Kirk Montgomery, Pamela D Montgomery and Ardis Watkins today about the high price of prescription drugs, particularly GLP-1s Ozempic and Wegovy. We look forward to working with you and the N.C. delegation in Congress to bring these costs down.

Pres. SEANC President Kirk Montgomery, his wife Pam Pamela D Montgomery and SEANC Exec. Dir. Ardis Watkins are in DC this week for meetings on Capitol Hill on outrageous drug prices. Day 1 they met with Congresswoman Deborah Ross, Foushee for Congress, Rep. Wiley Nickel 🇺🇸 and Ted Budd’s staff. More meetings scheduled for today.

Starting day 2 on The Hill but I want to thank Congresswoman Ross (⁦Congresswoman Deborah Ross⁩), Congresswoman Foushee (⁦Foushee for Congress⁩), Congressman Nickel (⁦Rep. Wiley Nickel 🇺🇸⁩) & Sen. Ted Budd’s staff for meeting w/⁦SEANC⁩ re: solutions to unaffordable drug prices

District 9 took a group of new Gaston County Probation and Parole officers out to lunch recently and gained six new members.

Thank you to Lumberton Correctional Institution and NCAdultCorrection for allowing us to be a part of the hiring event today! And thank you to all the new hires who chose to serve the state!

We’re meeting with members who work at NCAdultCorrection in the Randall Building in Raleigh today!

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District 41 members Jeri Barnes, Matthew Russell and Dawn Dye are volunteering today at the Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen in Raleigh. #SEANCCares

Thanks to NC Newsline for having Ardis Watkins on to discuss the upcoming #ncga Short Session, the high vacancy rate in state agencies, and more. #ncpol Listen here: ncnewsline.com/2024/04/08/ard…

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Ardis Watkins thesterlguy Brian Gamble SEANC suzanne beasley Dr Dan Loretta Boesing Mark Cuban Antonio Ciaccia Anywhere, anytime. We’re here to listen. If it’s in the best interest of state employees, teachers, and taxpayers like them it’s worth talking about. But if someone wants to use our members to fund corporate welfare, they’ll be disappointed.

“Is it worth doing this really tough job, with no support, and I owe the federal government a third of my check every month?” she said. “That’s when it’s harder.”

We ought to consider federal tax credits for teachers, first responders, nurses … wral.com/story/nc-teach…

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