RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – North Carolina Governor Josh Stein is using a move very rarely used by governors to call legislators back to Raleigh in hopes they will fully fund Medicaid. The move hasn’t been used in nearly a decade.

“It’s incredibly rare," David McLennan with Meredith College said. "Governor Cooper did it one time during his two terms in office."

When he calls them back to Raleigh on Nov. 17, the governor wants lawmakers to fully fund Medicaid.

“The members of the General Assembly have had six months to take action and solve this problem, but they have failed,” he said.

Several Democratic lawmakers support the move.

“Him calling us all back means that things have broken down so badly that he is using the authority he has to bring us back in and hope that calmer heads prevail

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