RALEIGH, N.C. — Good morning and welcome to Today@NCCapitol for Tuesday, May 17. Here's what's going on around the legislature and state government:
HOUSE BUDGET: The House Finance Committee is scheduled to meet at 8:30 a.m. followed by a day-long Appropriations Committee meeting at 9:30 a.m. The two panels will review a
House budget bill and
accompanying money report that spends $22.25 billion during the fiscal year that begins July 1.
The day-long meeting will give budget writers a chance to make changes to the bill – adding and subtracting line items – before it heads to the House floor later in the week.
SENATE FLOOR (4 p.m.): The state Senate meets at 4 p.m. Among the bills on its calendar are measures increasing the penalty for squatting in foreclosed properties and making an antidote to opioid drug overdoses widely available.
SENATE HEALTH (11 a.m.): The Senate Health Committee meets at 11 a.m. Among other bills, it will discuss a measure –– Senate Bill 830 –– that would add Kratom to the state's controlled substances list.
According to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, Kratom is a drug in "Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar and other areas of Southeast Asia" that has been used as a stimulant. "Kratom was also used in Southeast Asia and by Thai natives to substitute for opium when opium is not available," according to the DEA.
The committee will also review a bill that would require the Department of Health and Human Services to report more frequently on the transformation of the state's Medicaid program from its current fee-for-service model to the managed health care model lawmakers approved last year.
THE GOVERNOR (1 p.m.): Gov. Pat McCrory will tour a school and participate in a digital learning demonstration at the Greene County Middle School in Snow Hill.
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