Stories tagged: "COVID relief"

Economy President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House, Monday, March 27, 2023, in Washington. Biden will visit an expanding North Carolina semiconductor manufacturer on Tuesday as his administration launches an extended effort to spotlight the impact legislation passed earlier in the administration is having on the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Economy In North Carolina, Biden to Compare Economic Plan with GOP’s

The president will visit expanding Durham company Wolfspeed Tuesday to talk about his administration's investment in infrastructure, COVID relief, and research.

Associated Press Associated Press March 28, 2023 1:00 pm EDT
Coronavirus The empty halls at West Greene Elementary in Snow Hill, NC, in April. Many students returned to in-person learning in the Greene County school in April. They've been trying to make up for lost time since. (Photo by Billy Ball)
Coronavirus ‘A Marathon, Not a Sprint’: How One Eastern NC District Aims to Make Up for Classroom Time Lost to Covid

Inside Greene County's use of federal and state COVID relief on summer camps, extended school days, and more.

Billy Ball Billy Ball June 23, 2021 11:39 am EDT
Coronavirus In this Dec. 21, 2016 file photo, State Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, D-Wake, speaks on the NC Senate floor. Chaudhuri is one of several Democrats who sponsored COVID relief bills this week tailored to lower-income and middle-class North Carolina families. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown, File)
Coronavirus Struggling NC Families Could Get Some Much Needed Help—Including $1,000 Checks—If These Bills Pass

Legislation filed in North Carolina takes on COVID relief for pandemic job losses, broadband internet, and tax credits for working families.

Billy Ball Billy Ball May 11, 2021 3:37 pm EDT
Commentary Gov. Roy Cooper (L) greets then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in Raleigh in October 2020. Cooper says it is "critical" for North Carolina that Congress passes Biden's American Jobs Plan. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Commentary Federal Infrastructure Bill ‘Critical’ for North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper Says

Cooper calls on Congress to pass the American Jobs Plan, which includes massive amounts of funding for roads, bridges, broadband, housing, and climate change.

Gov. Roy Cooper Gov. Roy Cooper May 10, 2021 11:40 am EDT
Coronavirus US President Joe Biden speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One at Dobbins Air Reserve Base April 29, 2021, in Marietta, Georgia. Friday, April 30 marked 100 days in office for Biden. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Coronavirus The Top 10 Things Joe Biden Has Done in His First 100 Days

From hefty stimulus checks to emergency housing assistance and small business relief, President Biden has been a whirlwind in his first 100 days.

Max Millington Max Millington April 30, 2021 1:33 pm EDT

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The proposed rule would require utility companies to locate and dig up roughly 370,000 lead pipes statewide within 10 years to ensure clean drinking water for North Carolinians and to protect children’s health. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Infrastructure Biden wants to replace all lead pipes in North Carolina within 10 years
"Holiday Lights in the Garden" is an annual light show in Fayetteville's Cape Fear Botanical Gardens. (Image via Cape Fear Botanical Gardens) community The 12 Best Christmas Tree Farms and Light Displays in NC
Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina signed the Medicaid expansion law in March. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum) Medicaid How to apply for health insurance under North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion
In this 2017 file photo, young hogs owned by Smithfield Foods gather around a water source. The Chinese-owned company, which is one of the largest employers in Sampson County, NC, has been the subject of multiple "hog nuisance" lawsuits because the smells, the noise, and health concerns. But hogs are just one of the environmental concerns in this rural NC county. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File) Agriculture ‘You can’t win for losing’: Inside Sampson County, NC’s environmental nightmare
Coronavirus Rapper J. Cole performs during halftime during the NBA All-Star game in 2019 in Charlotte. Coronavirus forced the Fayetteville native to cancel his North Carolina music festival Dreamville in 2020. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Coronavirus A Silenced Year: How North Carolina’s Once-Booming Music Industry is Coping With Coronavirus

The pandemic upended an industry dependent on touring revenues, forcing artists, venues and fans alike to adapt.

Jesse James DeConto Jesse James DeConto March 25, 2021 8:00 am EDT
Coronavirus President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks before signing the American Rescue Plan in 2021, a coronavirus relief package (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Coronavirus Help Is On the Way For NC Families with Latest COVID Relief Law

More than 4.6 million NC households will get stimulus help after President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law Thursday.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy March 11, 2021 5:38 pm EST