Gov. Beverly Perdue says she knows state employees have been forced to do more with less but reassured them that things are getting better.
"There are rays of hope ahead for our economy, but we have a mountain of challenges right in front of us," Perdue said in remarks prepared for the annual meeting of the State Employees Association in Greensboro over the weekend, the AP reports.
North Carolina had a $4.7billion budget shortfall this year, the largest in the state's history, Perdue said.
"It doesn't matter where you work -- in our prisons, hospitals or state agencies -- you see that we're forced to cut back, to do more with less, because of a recession we inherited," she said.
Perdue said she is working with the state personnel director to improve benefits for state employees, including adding $10,000 of accidental death benefits at no cost and a hands-on wellness program. (N&O)
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