Government
SPECTRUM NEWS: Preparation and ‘personal responsibility’: N.C. shifts to next phase in pandemic
The state is entering a new phase in the pandemic, Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday. That means focusing on vaccinations and being prepared in case the state gets another spike in cases. “We made the right choices. We got our children back in school. We kept our economy going. We saved lives,” the Governor said. “Now, we enter the next phase. One of individual responsibility, preparedness and prosperity. This virus will still be with us, but it won’t disrupt us.”
CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS: Change in NC rent aid programs could force counties to pull from their own budgets
Some North Carolina counties taking state-allocated rental aid may have to use local funds to disburse it, as fees used to fund that process are lower than what was allowed with previous allocations due to a different set of rules.
The state’s relief comes from the $46 billion Congress approved through federal stimulus. The assistance was created to curb evictions due to widespread income loss at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
WRAL: Linda Garrou, former NC Senate budget leader, dies at 79
Former North Carolina state Sen. Linda Garrou, a top state government budget-writer when Democrats controlled the chamber in the 2000s, has died at age 79.
