$335 checks for NC parents to become law; Gov. Cooper signing COVID-19 relief bill
RALEIGH -- Gov. Roy Cooper said Friday he will sign a nearly $1 billion coronavirus relief package into law.
House Bill 1105, labeled the Coronavirus Relief Act 3.0, was passed by the North Carolina General Assembly Thursday. It includes a $335 stimulus check for parents with children younger than 18 to help offset remote learning costs.
“This budget followed my recommendations on school enrollment funding and invested in important areas like high speed internet access and disaster relief, but legislators should have done more to expand Medicaid, support small businesses, pay our educators, assist with rent and utilities relief and further help unemployed North Carolinians,” Cooper said in a statement.
“Obviously I don’t agree with every provision, but the funding for pandemic support in this budget is critical and must move forward.”
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