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Where’s the money? Nearly seven months after Helene, NC towns wait on federal checks
Several local governments in Helene-battered towns in Western North Carolina are waiting on reimbursements from FEMA for much ...
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Where’s the money? Nearly seven months after Helene, NC towns wait on federal checks
On a recent trip to Washington, D.C., North Carolina town leaders were asked to raise their hands if they had not yet received federal funds ... the agency’s Helene recovery aid could be ...
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Arkansas lawmakers urge Trump to reconsider denial of disaster relief
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the state's entire GOP congressional delegation are urging President Donald Trump to ...
I study local government and Hurricane Helene forced me from my home − here’s how rural towns and counties in North Carolina and beyond cooperate to rebuild
Last year was a record year for disasters in the United States. A new report from the British charity International Institute ...
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If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response on their own?
FEMA was created in 1979 with the job of coordinating national responses to disasters, but the federal government has played ...
Western NC’s congressman urges Trump to cut red tape on Helene disaster relief
Rep. Chuck Edwards released a 62-page report to the Trump administration urging action to cut bureaucratic red tape to help ...
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Where’s the money? Nearly seven months after Helene, NC towns wait on federal checks
Helene floodwaters filled the Town of Canton ... the budgets to pay for needed repairs without the help of the federal government, Vaillancourt found. “You can’t solve that with fund balance.
North Carolina communities still struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene feel the loss of laid-off CDC disaster team
Hurricane Helene tore through the Swannanoa River Valley of western North Carolina almost seven months ago, but many of the ...
When billions in emergency funds were stalled, the Trump administration sped FEMA money to some GOP-led states
At a time when critical funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has slowed to a crawl, some states — with ...
Helene-hit farmers are still scrounging for recovery funds six months on
Relief groups in Western North Carolina say state and federal dollars have been slow to arrive after the storm dealt the ...
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N.C. Community Colleges Want $100 Million to Remake Program Offerings
North Carolina's 58 community colleges are seeking $100 million to reshape how the state prepares workers for high-demand jobs.
6 months after Hurricane Helene, Washington’s promises of aid remain empty
While social media buzzes with memes about the new administration, an entire region is being forgotten. The people of ...