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Today, the North Carolina Senate passed a second Hurricane Helene relief package, allocating another $644 million for storm recovery. When combined with the first relief package, the General Assembly has provided over $877 million for Hurricane Helene relief and over $917 million in total disaster relief for Hurricane Helene, Tropical Storm Debby, Potential Tropical Cyclone 8, and the tornado that hit Nash County.
Less than a month after Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper today shared a state budget recommendation to help rebuild stronger to withstand future storms. Governor Cooper recommends an initial $3.9 billion package to begin rebuilding critical infrastructure, homes, businesses, schools, and farms damaged during the storm.
The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR), Gov. Roy Cooper's agency responsible for assisting victims of natural disasters, informed legislative leaders it requires an additional 27% of its budget to continue operations. This financial catastrophe is a direct result of top-down mismanagement from the agency.
Governor Roy Cooper announced the release of the Governor's Environmental Justice Advisory Council report, representing a significant step towards addressing Environmental Justice (EJ) concerns in North Carolina.
WASHINGTON, N.C. — Tempers were rising among the political faithful on Market Street. Local leaders with the Beaufort County Democratic Party had assembled on the sidewalk outside Shep’s Grill, holding signs that say “VOTE BLUE” and “Josh Stein for Governor.”
As we enter the final weeks of the 2024 campaign, here’s the stay of play: North Carolina is a state in play.
More than 1 million voters had cast ballots in the 2024 general election.
(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced legal actions to protect North Carolinians from illegal robocalls that destroy their peace of mind and scam them out of hard-earned money.
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after the Israeli Defense Forces killed Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas and the mastermind behind the October 7, 2023 attacks.
RALEIGH — The University of North Carolina system enrolled more students this fall — about 248,000 — than ever before. But continued growth is far from ordained. Indeed, as America’s college-age population levels off and then begins to decline over the next decade, many institutions will see enrollment declines. Some will be forced by shaky finances to merge or shut down.
A federal judge rejected an attempt by Meta to dismiss the lawsuit that Attorney General Josh Stein and other bipartisan attorneys general filed in 2023. The attorneys general sued Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, alleging that it designed its social media platforms to hook children and teenagers and deceived people about the apps’ harms.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina's Republican lieutenant governor and gubernatorial nominee, Mark Robinson, filed a defamation lawsuit against CNN on Tuesday, seeking $50 million in damages. The lawsuit concerns a CNN report that linked Robinson to racist and sexually explicit comments on a pornographic website between 2008 and 2012.
The devastation wreaked on North Carolina by Hurricane Helene will take weeks to assess, months to clear out, and years to repair or rebuild. Second only to the value of the lives lost will be the exorbitant fiscal and economic costs of our recovery.
U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop, the Republican nominee for North Carolina attorney general, is suing the campaign of his Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson, alleging defamation based on a campaign "push poll" and a partisan media article.
As we mourn the deaths and grapple with the destruction inflicted on our state by Hurricane Helene, I submit that the storm has brought out much that is good about North Carolina — and much that is vile about social media.
Today, the North Carolina Senate passed the initial round of hurricane relief for Western North Carolina. The bill, among other things, creates a Helene Fund that will include $273 million from the state’s Savings Reserve, also known as the Rainy Day Fund.
As the former Executive Director of the NCGOP and a proud conservative, I have always believed in the values of freedom, innovation, and economic opportunity. Here in North Carolina, we’ve long understood that to secure our future, we need to focus on policies that drive job creation, economic growth, and responsible stewardship of our natural resources.
Governor Roy Cooper and top members of his administration got a firsthand look Monday at the devastation Hurricane Helene brought to North Carolina’s mountains. Thirty-four storm-related deaths have been confirmed in the state with 600 more reported as missing in Buncombe County.
Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. issued the following statement in anticipation of his visit to Asheville, NC and surrounding areas tomorrow to survey Hurricane Helene damage and recovery efforts:
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) met with the families of North Carolinians who were awarded the Carnegie Medal, an honor bestowed by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission on “individuals in the United States and Canada who risk death or serious physical injury to an extraordinary degree saving or attempting to save the lives of others."
