Source: Adam Wagner, NEWS & OBSERVER, 7/18/19

 
During a White House visit Thursday, Gov. Roy Cooper expressed concern to Trump administration officials about how long it is taking disaster relief grants to reach North Carolina, including a $168 million package that state officials have been awaiting for more than a year. “We know that there are hundreds of millions of dollars in federal money that have been appropriated, but we cannot access that money yet until a Federal Register is posted,” Cooper said by phone Thursday shortly after leaving the meeting.

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