Budget corrections on ferry tolls, eugenics

RALEIGH, N.C. — Senate Bill 187 will serve as this year's budget technical corrections bill. As it passed the House Appropriations Committee this morning, it had two provisions of note:

 

It delays new or increased tolls for ferries along North Carolina's coast. Those tolls have been controversial, especially in areas where ferries provide the only efficient routes between islands and the main land.