LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: ELECTION 2020: Just in case you missed it, there is a rather important election coming up in a little over a month! I’ll just say it’s VERY important rather than use the phrase that we hear just about every time we head to the polls. We’ve got it...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: STATE COVID-19 RELIEF: Covid-19 relief for meat and seafood processors: In the two-day special legislative session held earlier this month, a bill was passed that deals with Covid-19 relief. Part of that, H-1105 provides $20,250,000 to the NC...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: General Assembly: The legislators are not scheduled to return to Raleigh for session until late January. As noted previously, House member and Rules Chairman David Lewis resigned. His replacement has been announced this week and his name is Howard...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE The General Assembly met this past Wednesday and Thursday and passed a bill to distribute federal funds that were appropriated for Covid-19. Of interest to the seafood industry was a provision to provide $20,250.00 to the Department of Agriculture...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE The NC General Assembly will convene September 2nd at noon. Session probably won’t last very long and not expected to deal with anything other than appropriating federal funds for Covid-19 relief. Key words being “not expected”. They...
2019/2020 North Carolina Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant The NC Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will provide funding for projects that reduce mobile source diesel emissions. Awarded projects are expected to...
