AG Jackson Supports Gov. Stein's Budget Priorities on Public Safety and Fraud
Summary
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson released a statement supporting Governor Josh Stein's recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. The statement endorses public safety priorities including law enforcement bonuses and pay raises, additional funding for the Medicaid Investigations Division with a new data mining position to combat phantom billing fraud, and raises for state employees at NCDOJ.
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This document is a public statement by North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson expressing support for Governor Josh Stein's recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. The statement highlights support for law enforcement compensation, Medicaid fraud investigations, and state employee raises. As a press release expressing policy preferences rather than a binding regulatory action, this document does not create compliance obligations for any regulated entities.
Affected parties including law enforcement agencies, Medicaid fraud investigators, and state employees may benefit from increased funding and compensation if the budget is ultimately adopted by the General Assembly, but this statement alone does not mandate or guarantee any changes to funding levels or employment terms.
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AG Jackson Supports Gov. Stein’s Budget Priorities on Public Safety and Fraud
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov
919-538-2809
RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson released the following statement after Gov. Josh Stein announced his recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
“Gov. Stein’s budget focuses on public safety and protecting our tax dollars. Our office strongly supports those priorities.
“Supporting law enforcement is core to what we do at the Department of Justice. Bonuses and pay raises help us recruit and keep the people we need in these jobs. When officers put themselves at risk to keep our families safe, we should be doing more for them, not less.
“The additional funds for our Medicaid Investigations Division will make a real difference. We already lead the country in finding Medicaid fraud and prosecuting the people behind it. A new data mining position will help us sort through huge volumes of billing data to catch phantom billing and other schemes – protecting patients and tax dollars at the same time.
“I also support the raises for state employees, including the team at NCDOJ. These are people who could make more money in the private sector but choose to spend their careers protecting North Carolinians.
“I’m asking the General Assembly to take these recommendations up in the short session and move them forward.”
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