The interior of the North Carolina Capitol Building in Raleigh, North Carolina. | Wikimedia Commons/Riokausa
The interior of the North Carolina Capitol Building in Raleigh, North Carolina. | Wikimedia Commons/Riokausa
The lower chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly passed the state’s second COVID-19 relief package in late June.
The package approved by the House of Representatives consisted of a portion of the state’s $3.5 billion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) allotment, The Center Square reported on June 25. Gov. Roy Cooper signed the legislation in July.
"What this bill does is the next phase of allocating some of the coronavirus funds to those that are needing it across the state,” bill sponsor and House Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Donny Lambeth (R-Forsyth) said, The Center Square reported.
Local governments that failed to qualify for direct federal aid received monetary assistance through a $150 million allocation while $100 million went to schools, hospitals, and coronavirus related expenditures, The Center Square reported.
"As someone who advocates strongly for our public schools, I do not believe that this will come close to going as far as it needs to for our children," Rep. Ashton Wheeler Clemmons (D-Guilford) said, The Center Square reported.
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