From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 774: The General Assembly continues to raise questions about negotiations that led Atlantic Coast Pipeline developers to set up a $57.8 million fund that would be controlled by Gov. Roy Cooper. Leading legislators have labeled the money a “slush fund” that seems to violate constitutional rules about the use and oversight of state money. Carolina Journal Associate Editor Dan Way offers an update on the evolving controversy.
Lawmakers continue to raise questions about Cooper’s pipeline fund
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