The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a $1.4 billion block grant for disaster recovery in North Carolina last week, intended to benefit communities impacted by Hurricane Helene ...

The North Carolina state ... the House wants to have Helene funding in a bill separate from the budget, unlike the Senate.

“It was astounding that nothing was included in the first relief bill ... damage from the North Toe River during Tropical Storm Helene in late September. Colby Rabon / Carolina Public ...

Helene was the most economically damaging natural disaster to ever hit North Carolina, in addition to the deadliest, Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday as he pressed lawmakers to approve a new ...

It’s time now for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. This week we’re looking at a claim related to Hurricane Helene relief for North ... Local lawmakers have passed about $1.5 to $2 ...

“Western North Carolina ... for Helene recovery, with more funding expected to pass later this year. In December, federal lawmakers passed a $100 billion disaster spending bill that’s ...

What if the so-called Public School Operational Relief bill introduced by Republican members of the North Carolina House had ... public and private schools? To pass into law a bill that would ...

Only one, a Hurricane Helene relief package ... to the other times in the House bill. The House voted 69-43 to pass House Bill 415, which would allow North Carolina high school students to ...

FEMA, which operates under the Trump administration, denied a request to cover 100% of North Carolina’s costs for debris removal and other emergency protective measures — but will continue covering 90 ...