Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. — The General Assembly is returning to Raleigh to consider funding Hurricane Matthew relief in eastern North Carolina and help for mountain wildfires.
The legislature was to reconvene Tuesday under the call by outgoing Gov. Pat McCrory, who wants roughly $200 million on top of several hundred million already coming from the federal government for Matthew. McCrory has said state money to ensure displaced residents from floods can move into more permanent housing is a priority.
Fellow Republicans are generally on board with the aid package. There are $1.6 billion in reserves to handle it.
Other legislation also is expected to be debated. Democrats and their allies are worried Republicans will try to create two new Supreme Court seats, but GOP leaders don’t sound interested in doing that.