RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state senators on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill to distribute money the state has secured through the federal government’s December stimulus package.
If approved by the House and subsequently signed by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, schools would get $1.6 billion to help reopen classrooms with in-person instruction, purchase educational technology and reduce learning gaps that the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated.
Over $546 million in federal funds would go toward emergency rental assistance to North Carolinians in need of help, while nearly $95 million would be given to the state Department of Health and Human Services to assist local health officials in the distribution of the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines.
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