Roy Cooper’s veto. Cooper, a Democrat, had argued the bill strips money from Hurricane Helene victims, who were still rebuilding after the September storm ravaged western Western North Carolina.
State lawmakers released a bill detailing how they would spend an additional $500 million on recovery efforts in North Carolina following the devastation caused by Helene in late September.
Republican House Speaker Destin Hall told reporters as the legislative session began in January that a Helene funding bill topped his to-do list, so Stein is making his pitch ahead of that bill ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WCYB) — A Helene relief bill passed in the Tennessee General Assembly on Wednesday. The bill creates two funds known as the Hurricane Helene Interest Payment Fund and the ...
Editor’s note: The bill to provide direct financial relief to homeowners whose property was destroyed or damaged by Hurricane Helene passed both the Senate and the House Wednesday with zero ...
The bill, entitled the “Restoring Access to Mountain Homes Act,” would allow the state, local, and tribal governments of North Carolina to be reimbursed for repairs to private roads and bridges ...
The next bill was SB 6003, which created two funds to support disaster recovery after Hurricane Helene. It was passed without any changes, creating the "Hurricane Helene Interest Payment Fund" ...
They returned home on Thursday feeling hopeful for their counties after the passage of the Hurricane Helene relief bill. One of them was Unicoi County Mayor Bubba Evely, who was emotional when ...
A North Carolina House committee had its first look Wednesday at a bill to appropriate an additional $500 million for ...