North Carolina’s General Assembly has still failed to put a two-year budget in place. After a budget veto by Gov. Roy Cooper, the state budget has been in limbo trying to get a Medicaid expansion included. In Pitt County, $250 million in projects are on hold with the state until a budget is passed.
Three students in Greensville were suspended from the local school system after they missed the deadline to get vaccinated, a Pitt County Schools spokesperson told a newspaper.