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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Part of the recently passed state budget is intended to help address the high vacancy rate within the NC Department of Correction.
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Republican Rep. Erin Paré is the House Appropriations Committee Chair. In episode 10 of Local Matters, CBS 17’s Russ Bowen sits down with the Wake County representative to talk about raising the pay scale for corrections officers and the budget’s impact on Medicaid.
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Rep. Paré also explains why voters will choose whether to approve a state constitutional amendment that would give the legislature the authority to limit what local governments can charge for property tax.
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