North Carolina House to vote on $1.7B COVID-19 spending bill

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The North Carolina House is expected Wednesday to approve a COVID-19 relief package that spends $1.7 billion in federal aid.

House Bill 196 includes $600 million for COVID-19 testing, tracing and other prevention tasks. It allocates funding to support schools, colleges, universities, farms, fisheries and small businesses, and it bolsters mental health and substance abuse services.

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