North Carolina budget News

North Carolina Gov Signs $100M Hurricane Aid, Zip Line Insurance Bills

Gov. Roy Cooper has signed legislation directing how $100 million in additional Hurricane Matthew relief funds must be spent and requiring zip line and aerial ropes course owners to get minimum levels of liability insurance. Cooper enacted Tuesday ten more …

North Carolina Lawmakers Hammer Out Details of $100M in Hurricane Relief

Lawmakers are figuring out how to spend $100 million earmarked in the recently approved North Carolina budget for continued cleanup and rebuilding from Hurricane Matthew. The House approved unanimously Wednesday a measure to distribute the funds for things like low-income …

North Carolina Insurance Head Urges Lawmakers Not to Cut Driver’s Ed Funding

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has spoken out against a proposal by state lawmakers to eliminate funding for driver education through public high schools as a way to help close a deficit in the state budget. The proposal was …