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New NCGA oversight subcommittee will review delays in Matthew relief

A new General Assembly subcommittee will figure out why progress on Hurricane Matthew recovery has been slower here than in neighboring states. The Joint Legislative Committee on Governmental Operations heard Wednesday, Aug. 29, from a handful of lawmakers who voiced concerns with delays in aiding communities hit by the storm nearly two years ago. The...

Lindsay Marchello
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N.C. gets money for Matthew recovery

RALEIGH — North Carolina has received more than $198 million in federal grants to help families and communities recover from Hurricane Matthew. Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday announced that most of the money — $159 million — will go to four counties hardest hit by the hurricane: Robeson, Cumberland, Edgecombe, and Wayne. “Hurricane Matthew hit...

Barry Smith
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Indictments Spark Reform in Winston-Salem Housing Group

RALEIGH — The indictments of two former members of the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem and a private developer in a property-flipping scheme have triggered much-needed local reform and better transparency in a federal program dogged by corruption nationwide, officials say.

Sam A. Hieb

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