House Speaker Joe Hackney said the recession and the accompanying federal stimulus program offer a chance to get some badly needed projects done across the state.
President Barack Obama and Gov. Beverly Perdue both campaign on promises to push green jobs and better insulate homes against the weather, Ben Niolet reports.
Speaking at a luncheon sponsored by the liberal N.C. Policy Watch think tank today, Hackney said the stimulus package, which could send billions to the state, would pay for a lot of those items.
"Some things that have needed doing for a long time ... will get done," Hackney said
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