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Budget Deal Reached; Duke Reinvests $129M; COVID Lawsuit
North Carolina legislative leaders have reached a long-awaited state budget agreement, with votes planned before the July 4 holiday. Meanwhile, Duke Energy will reinvest $129 million into new generation and grid improvements after canceling its offshore wind lease off the North Carolina coast. Mitch Kokai of the John Locke Foundation joins the program to discuss the latest developments in the COVID shutdown lawsuit, as bar owners seek to depose former Governor Roy Cooper and former Health Secretary Mandy Cohen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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