NC Senators propose more than the $500M from House for Hurricane Helene relief

Asheville releases draft proposal for $225 million in Helene recovery funds

The City of Asheville released its draft proposal for spending $225 million in federal Hurricane Helene disaster recovery funds, with a trio of public input sessions scheduled for later this month before the plan heads to City Council for approval in April. The funding comes from the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program.

North Carolina lawmakers close in on another injection of Hurricane Helene relief money

A state Senate plan allocates not just funding for Helene recovery but for assistance with earlier hurricanes Florence and Matthew.

N.C. Reopens I-40 Section Closed Since September Hurricane

A stretch of I-40 that serves as a freight route between North Carolina and Tennessee has partially reopened after a monthslong shutdown caused by storm-related damage from Hurricane Helene.

North Carolina lawmakers close in on another injection of Helene relief funds

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state Senate Republicans advanced a disaster recovery measure Tuesday to direct $533 million in additional spending to meet still-pressing needs from Hurricane Helene’s historic

NC Senators propose more than the $500M from House for Hurricane Helene relief

The bill they’re advancing includes about $33 million more than the $500 million that House members suggested, but Senators added this is only step one.

Expansion of Surry-Yadkin effort sought

Spring is coming, and with it bills are being written and sponsorship and co-sponsorship of potential new laws are in the works in the North Carolina General Assembly. We are sponsors of a couple of exciting bills.