THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN 100
PEOPLE IN FORSYTH COUNTY ALONE.
THE CORONAVIRUS IS PUTTING NORTH
CAROLINA STATE GOVERNMENT IN AN
UNCERTAIN FINANCIAL SITUATION.
LAWMAKERS WILLIE BACK TO TRY TO
FIND A SOLUTION TOMORROW.
THEY WILL BE LOOKING AT HOW TO
DIVVY UP $1.4 BILLION IN FEDERAL
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUNDING.
GOVERNOR ROY COOPER PROPOSES
SPENDING 75 MILLION DOLLARS TO
EXPAND TESTING AND TRACING AS
WELL AS OBTAINING MORE PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
SO NORTH CAROLINA COULD START TO
REOPEN.
THE STATE CHAPTER OF THE NAACP
IS CALLING ON LAWMAKERS TO
EXPAND MEDICAID TO ENSURE ANYONE
TESTED FOR CORONAVIRUS CAN GET
THE TREATMENT THEY NEED.
STATE OFFICIALS SAY
AFRICAN-AMERICANS MAKE UP 21% OF
NORTH CAROLINA’S POPULATION BUT
ACCOUNT FOR 39 PERCENT OF
CORONAVIRUS CASES.
>> THAT IS KIND OF ALARMING WHEN
YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON
BASED ON THE LIMITED NUMBERS WE
DO HAVE.
MEREDITH: BLACK FAITH LEADERS
CALL ON LAWMAKERS TO PASS A
SIGNIFICANT MINIMUM WAGE
INCREASE FOR WORKERS AS WELL AS
EXPANDING VOTING BY MAIL.
PROTESTERS WILL LIKELY BE
GATHERING TO GREET LAWMAKERS
WHEN THEY RETURN TO WORK.
THEY ARE PRESSURING THE GOVERNOR
TO REOPEN NORTH CAROLINA.
THE GROUP WHO GATHERS ON
TUESDAYS SAYS STRUGGLING
BUSINESSES WANT TO GET BACK TO
WORK AND THE ECONOMIC TOLL OF
THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER OUTWEIGHS
PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFITS.
