While other states and local governments have enacted laws prohibiting intentional balloon releases, North Carolina’s legislature has taken the air out of all proposed legislation.
Corinne Saunders
Corinne Saunders is the co-founder and editor of Outer Banks Insider, a community-supported news outlet focused on long-form investigative reporting on the area. She previously covered the region for Virginia’s largest regional newspaper.
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