Governor Josh Stein signs House Bill 1012: Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part II into law, allocating funds for Hurricane Helene relief.

The new law, which removes political influence from how disaster aid is distributed, was written by a Gaston County Rep.

Small business owners and Democrats have been pushing for small business grants. But they were not included in the compromise ...

RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers are sending half a billion dollars to the western mountains for hurricane relief, reaching a long-sought compromise between the House and Senate just hours ...

Korey Hampton sees progress every day as she works along the French Broad River. But, nine months after Hurricane Helene, ...

Senate Republicans have argued that giving direct aid to small businesses would violate the state constitution.

NC state lawmakers passed another disaster relief bill June 26 to aid WNC recovery in the aftermath of Helene, signed by Gov. Stein June 27.

State lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly passed another disaster relief bill June 26 to aid recovery in Western ...

North Carolina Senate approves new $700 million Hurricane Helene relief package The package includes $480 million for immediate needs, including $75 million to replace private roads and bridges.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — The N.C. Senate unanimously approved a $700 million recovery package for Western N.C. due to damage from Hurricane Helene. This brings the total amount of state funding ...