CALL NOTES
Around the State
NC General Assembly – Update on 2021 Leadership
- House: Rep. Tim Moore will likely remain as Speaker; Rep. Robert Reives will likely be the minority leader
- Senate: Sen. Phil Berger will likely remain as Senate President Pro Tempore
- Majority leader: Sen. Kathy Harrington (1st female majority leader in the NCGA)
- Minority leader: Sen. Dan Blue
- Long Legislative Session starts on January 13, 2021
Legal Aid NC Lawsuit on CDC Order
CARES Act Spending Deadline Approaching
- States have until December 30th to spend CARES Act resources or else must return the funds. State exploring pooling NC’s unused money into programs such as HOPE that would better be able to spend money quickly
- NC AG Stein among Group of AGs push[ing] for CARES Act deadline extension
National
Congress returns with virus aid, federal funding unresolved
Appropriators aim for agreement on government funding totals by week’s end
REPORTS/RESOURCES/EVENTS
NC Housing Coalition – One-on-One Interview with Robin Merrell of Pisgah Legal Services
Wednesday 12/2 at 2PM
Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_irbbQp9bQeOeH3A9pGH5ew
- Presentation on Report Findings – November 30: National Call on Coronavirus, Housing & Homelessness (starting at 5:59)
Harvard JCHS
The State of the Nation’s Housing 2020 | Joint Center for Housing Studies
Urban Institute – How Can Landlords Support Their Tenants during COVID-19?
