N.C. State Budget Director Charlie Perusse will retire Nov. 1 after serving in the role for Democratic Governors Mike Easley, Bev Perdue, and now Roy Cooper. Cooper announced on Monday that Perusse's successor will be Deputy Budget Director Kristin Walker, who has served in her role since 2017.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) â Broadband, K-12 and higher education, local infrastructure and targeted businesses would be among the greatest beneficiaries in Gov. Roy Cooper s proposals unveiled Wednesday on how to spend $5.7 billion in federal COVID-19 aid recently approved by Congress.
âThis pandemic has brought us a once-in-a-generation challenge. These funds have brought us a once-in-a-generation opportunity. Letâs use them to make transformational change for our state,â Cooper said at a news conference. âWe re building a bridge from response to recovery.
Cooper proposed to state legislators that $1.2 billion of North Carolinaâs share of American Rescue Plan funds go toward fiber installation grants and other broadband projects where internet remains slow. The goal is to raise the percentage of households with high-speed internet from 73% to 80% in 2025, reaching to 100% of families with children, according to Cooper s written plan.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper gives his 2021 State of the State address on Monday, April 26.
Broadband, K-12 and higher education, local infrastructure and targeted businesses would be among the greatest beneficiaries in Gov. Roy Cooper s proposals unveiled Wednesday on how to spend $5.7 billion in federal COVID-19 aid recently approved by Congress.
“This pandemic has brought us a once-in-a-generation challenge. These funds have brought us a once-in-a-generation opportunity. Let’s use them to make transformational change for our state,” Cooper said at a news conference. ”We re building a bridge from response to recovery.
Cooper proposed to state legislators that $1.2 billion of North Carolina’s share of American Rescue Plan funds go toward fiber installation grants and other broadband projects where internet remains slow. The goal is to raise the percentage of households with high-speed internet from 73% to 80% in 2025, reaching to 100% of families with chil
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File photo of Gov. Roy Cooper delivering a COVID-19 briefing. Cooper proposed spending plans Wed. May 19 for $5.7 billion in virus relief funds from Washington.
Broadband, K-12 and higher education, local infrastructure and targeted businesses would be among the greatest beneficiaries in Gov. Roy Cooper s proposals unveiled Wednesday on how to spend $5.7 billion in federal COVID-19 aid recently approved by Congress.
“This pandemic has brought us a once-in-a-generation challenge. These funds have brought us a once-in-a-generation opportunity. Let’s use them to make transformational change for our state,” Cooper said at a news conference. ”We re building a bridge from response to recovery.