- Posts by Marcus TrathenPartner
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Two bills (S 704, a policy bill, and H 1043, an appropriations bill) to address COVID-19’s impact on North Carolina were enacted over the weekend. Legislators met in a rare Saturday session to pass the bills and Governor Roy Cooper, who made a number of proposals on these matters, signed the bills into law.
Both bills addressed a variety of topics including health care, education, operations of state and local government, regulatory matters, and unemployment compensation. Highlights from the bills are discussed below.
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