The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the final portion of a lawsuit Lumberton residents filed against CSX Transportation over flood damage from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence. It’s the second time federal appellate judges have addressed the dispute.
There are still many unanswered questions about why the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) ended up over $300 million in the hole while tasked with building homes for victims of Hurricanes Florence and Matthew in eastern North Carolina.
A new bill filed Wednesday by House Majority Leader Rep. Brenden Jones, R-Columbus, may finally provide help to the over 1,000 homeowners still needing homes nearly a decade after Hurricanes Florence and Matthew.
At Tuesday’s Council of State meeting, North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey, a Republican, once again stressed the need for flood insurance after the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina.
“You are not forgotten any longer.” Those were the words spoken by President Donald Trump as he visited Swannanoa in western North Carolina on Friday. Swannanoa was one of many communities devastated by Hurricane Helene in late September.
State legislators were left even more confused on Thursday after hearing from the top executive in charge of disaster recovery—not from Hurricane Helene but from two hurricanes roughly seven years ago.
NCORR’s failed rebuilding efforts will haunt Cooper’s legacy. Stein has the opportunity now to chart a better path than his predecessor by successfully managing the Helene recovery.
The North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) is facing new questions after a report surfaced that it has ordered contractors to stop building new homes for Hurricanes Florence and Matthew victims and has stopped paying contractors already in the middle of construction projects.
At his last post-Council of State press conference, outgoing Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper had plenty of criticism about the North Carolina Senate’s override of his veto of Senate Bill 382 yesterday.
The North Carolina General Assembly sent a bill to the governor’s office on Wednesday that provides $50 million in funding to the Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR). This week, the agency was criticized during a committee meeting for its financial mismanagement.
Officials with the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency admitted Monday that it actually faces a $221 million shortfall rather than the $175 million budget deficit previously reported.
