NC Funding Cuts, Evacuations Lifted, and WNC Grants

NCDHHS cutting 80 jobs and losing $100 million in federal grant funding, mandatory evacuations being lifted in Polk County, financial reporting errors at NC Central University totaling over $45 million, and a settlement between UNC and Duke leading to a 102-bed hospital in southern Durham County. Governor Stein submitted a proposal for $1.4 billion in federal Helene aid. Discussions included the importance of healthy main streets as a bipartisan concern.