Gov. Cooper visits youth summer camp in north Charlotte

CHARLOTTE — North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper was in Charlotte Friday afternoon.

Cooper toured a summer camp put on by the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.

The camp will be held at the former youth detention center in north Charlotte.

Deputies will draw from their own hobbies to teach the campers new skills such as graphic design or how to be a D.J.

Each kid who attends the camp is part of a mentorship program through CMS.

The goal is to encourage these students to want to become leaders in their schools.

While Cooper was there, Channel 9 asked about Medicaid expansion.

It is supposed to start on Oct. 1, but lawmakers in Raleigh must pass the budget for that to happen.

The governor said he’s hopeful.

“We did something important thing this week,” Cooper said. “We started the process as if we’re going to enroll people on Oct. 1. We got the fed authorities to approve the process.”

Medicaid expansion would extend health coverage to around 600,000 adults who earn too much for traditional Medicaid and too little for subsidized private insurance.

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