Legislative Updates

N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program awards more than $1 million in grants to 15 communities for Phase 1 and 2 projects   MOREHEAD CITY– The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is awarding grants to 15 coastal communities for technical assistance in risk assessment and resilience planning work through the...

SC Legislative Update By Ben Homeyer The House finished its work on the budget this week.  There were very little substantive changes from the version that was passed by ways and means.  Emphasis on infrastructure, economic development, workforce development, healthcare, and education stayed in place. $200M to SCDOT for bridge repairs and replacement. The budget...

SC Legislative Update by Ben Homeyer During the late afternoon of February 22, 2023 the House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by Rep. Bruce Bannister (R-Greenville), met to debate and vote on the subcommittee allocations for the FY 2023-2024 budget. The committee allocated $700M to the General Reserve Fund, and after the required $795M allocated...