US House NDAA, passed on Dec. 11, would grant the Lumbee Tribe full federal recognition, if the provision remains when reconciled with the US Senate version this week.
Destroyed by Helene, the Flowering Bridge connecting Lake Lure and Chimney Rock will be rebuilt with FEMA funding.
Republican lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary Noem demanding an overhaul of FEMA.
US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy was in Haywood County Monday morning to survey the damage and recovery efforts along I-40 near the Tennessee line.
US Sen. Ted Budd, R-NC, along with US Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, have introduced a bill in the Senate that will allow public assistance funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to be used for permanent repair of private roads and bridges that Hurricane Helene destroyed.
