Gov. Roy Cooper rolled out a supplemental emergency relief budget to include $4 billion in federal money that North Carolina received from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed by Congress at the end of December. He is also asking for an additional $695 million from the $5 billion available in the North Carolina general fund. … Continue reading Cooper’s Covid-19 emergency budget: Bonuses for educators, extended unemployment benefits, help for restaurants and bars