Source: Paul Woolverton, FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER, 4/28/20

State House committees on Tuesday began approving bills to help people, businesses, health care providers and others get through the coronavirus pandemic and the economic crisis it has caused. As the General Assembly opened its annual session, legislation advanced to underwrite emergency small business loans, give tax relief to individuals and corporations; stockpile personal protective equipment; temporarily ease regulations on health care providers; help low-income people get tested and treated for COVID-19; and help K-12 and college students.

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