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NC Senate approves $1B federal virus relief package

by Associated Press
| September 2, 2020 3:27 PM

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday swiftly advanced a Republican proposal to spend another $1 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds, with almost half going to families in stimulus-style checks.

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