Gov Roy Cooper has generated controversy by announcing a special million fund connected with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project The fund is slated to pay for mitigation work connected with the pipeline along with other economic development and renewable energy projects Cooper considers the fund a voluntary contribution to the state Critics say Cooper is trying to get around constitutional requirements that would give the General Assembly control over the money Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief discusses the latest developments in the case The N C Department of Health and Human Services is drawing fire from state lawmakers Legislators say
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