ā Not waiting for more federal help, states have been approving their own coronavirus aid packages, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help residents and business owners devastated by the the pandemic's economic fallout.
North Carolina's governor wants additional state aid for such things as bonus pay for teachers and boosting rural internet speeds.
The spending also provides fuel for critics who say states donāt need another massive infusion of cash from Congress.
āThe cascading effect, itās actually a problem that most states are grappling with ... waiting for the relief money out of the feds,ā she said.
Roy Cooper, a Democrat, unveiled a $695 million emergency budget proposal that would use state money to address needs related to the coronavirus.