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Cooper, Commission at odds over orders allowing delay in utility payments
RALEIGH — North Carolinians can’t lose their utility services until September, even after Gov. Roy Cooper let his executive orders on utility payments expire Wednesday, July 29.
Folwell wants Cooper to give local governments a break
RALEIGH — State Treasurer Dale Folwell is demanding Gov. Roy Cooper waive executive orders that ban citizen-owned utilities from charging customers for services. Folwell plans to put the issue to a vote at the next Council of State meeting July 7.
Local governments still paying the price for ‘tax relief’ from governor’s orders
RALEIGH — Elizabeth City could go broke in August if Gov. Roy Cooper doesn’t lift restrictions on utility payments.
Cooper order throws local governments into financial havoc
RALEIGH — An executive order giving people a break on utility payments threw local governments across North Carolina into financial havoc.
Governor extends moratorium on utility cut offs and implements evictions moratorium
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 142 to extend the prohibition of utility shut-offs and implement a moratorium on evictions. The order goes into effect today with the governor’s signature.
