Prospects for Medicaid expansion seem to be diminishing as the short session wraps up. Senate leader Phil Berger made it clear that his chamber isn’t interested in the Medicaid proposal that passed the House on Tuesday, which he thinks is more of a study than real action.

Hemp growers, distributors and retailers are breathing a sigh of relief after the Senate passed legislation that keeps the industry legal – just 30 hours before its legality was set to expire.

The N.C. House voted 102-6 to move forward with a Medicaid expansion plan, but there’s no guarantee the issue will make it to the governor’s desk before legislators adjourn.

One other key policy item in limbo this week is whether the state will participate in a new federal Medicaid program that would increase reimbursements to hospitals.

The N.C. House chopped hemp legalization out of the Senate’s farm bill Wednesday, a move that rankled the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Brent Jackson, R-Sampson.

House Republicans aren’t happy about a series of American Cancer Society ads blaming them for blocking Medicaid expansion.

The American Cancer Society’s political arm is coming after House Majority Leader John Bell, R-Wayne, with ads criticizing his unwillingness to expand Medicaid.

With a deadline fast approaching at the end of the month, this could be the week that legislation legalizing hemp finally gets to the governor’s desk.

Compromise legislation over pricing transparency for the State Health Plan will likely get a concurrence vote in the House this week, but at least one of the state’s major hospital systems isn’t happy with the agreement between Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and State Treasurer Dale Folwell.

Four of Gov. Roy Cooper’s nominees are heading to a confirmation vote on the Senate floor, the final step to make their new roles official.

Legislation for the next phase of the Medicaid Transformation shift to managed care is heading back to the Senate floor after getting sent through committees a second time.

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House Speaker Tim Moore shot down an attempt from Rep. Larry Pittman, R-Cabarrus, to amend a bill that Pittman and a few other Republicans fear could pave the way for legalizing marijuana.

House Speaker Tim Moore has said he has concerns with the SAVE Act, the bill that would expand what advanced practice nurses can do without a doctor’s supervision. But a similar bill that addresses the role of physician assistants is moving forward in the House.