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NC Update: Now that both the House and Senate have released their proposed budgets, the budget conferees having been working hard to finalize their compromise. The budget conference report is expected to be released this week. The final budget will almost certainly be vetoed by the Governor Cooper if Medicaid expansion is not included –...

No More Low-Alkali Cement – WHY! Robert E. Neal, Lehigh Cement Co. Beginning in 2019 there will no longer be “low-alkali cement”! What? Has the portland cement manufacturing processed changed such that low-alkali cement doesn’t exist anymore – the answer is NO. But in June of 2019 ASTM C 150 Standard Specification for Portland Cement...

NC Update provided by Connie Wilson and Lexi Arthur, CRMCA NC Lobbyists Early this month, Governor Cooper released his 2019-21 budget. As expected, included in his budget’s priorities is the proposal to expand Medicaid – a controversial effort that will continue to cause unrest both within the General Assembly, and between the Legislature and the...