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WATCH LIVE: Gov. Cooper Proposes How To Use Federal COVID Relief Funds

WUNC

Published May 19, 2021 at 1:55 PM EDT

File photo of Gov. Roy Cooper from state COVID briefing.

Governor Cooper and State Budget Director Charlie Perusse will hold a press conference today at 2 p.m. to issue Cooper's recommendations for investing federal American Recovery Plan funds, the latest batch of COVID-19 relief aid from Washington.

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