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$29M more in federal funds coming to NC for Helene recovery
State agencies and communities in western NC will soon be receiving $29 million in federal public assistance reimbursements for Hurricane Helene recovery projects.
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President Trump approves $32M for damage caused by Chantal
Days after an announcement that western NC would receive over $12 million in reimbursements for recovery work due to Hurricane Helene, President Donald Trump announced he has approved another $32 million for damage caused by Tropical Storm Chantal in July.
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Trump nominates four judges for federal courts in North Carolina
North Carolina's Republican senators praised Trump's picks, and play a key role in shepherding them through the confirmation process.
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Budd urges US Dept of Labor to end Biden-era agriculture regulations
Budd leads effort to roll back regulations that increase costs for farmers.
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Tillis reintroduces bill that would make blocking traffic a federal crime
In light of the recent Los Angeles riots, US Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, led in reintroducing a bill that would make it a federal crime to purposely obstruct, delay, or affect commerce by blocking a public road or highway.
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HUD approves $1.4 billion disaster recovery grant for western NC plan
On Friday, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development approved North Carolina’s Action Plan for a $1.4 billion Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant to help western North Carolina rebuild following Hurricane Helene.
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NC congressional delegation calls for $1.4B disaster recovery funding plan approval
US Sen. Ted Budd, R-NC, is leading a bipartisan, bicameral effort with his North Carolina congressional colleagues in a letter urging the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to approve the state’s Action Plan for $1.4 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding.
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NC’s Driscoll sworn in as US Secretary of the Army
Driscoll has deep ties to North Carolina, which is home to ten military installations, including Fort Bragg, one of the largest military installations in the world. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill, and went to Yale Law School where he was a classmate of Vance.
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Bishop undergoes Senate hearing for OMB deputy director
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing Tuesday morning for former Republican North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop, the nominee for deputy White House budget director in the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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Fort Liberty to be renamed Fort Bragg in honor of WWII hero
Fort Liberty in Fayetteville will once again be known as Fort Bragg, but it won’t be for Confederate General Braxton Bragg.
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Private roads damaged by Helene may see federal funding under new bill
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.
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Proposed federal whale rule that would have devastated NC businesses has been withdrawn
A federal rule proposed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) that would have dealt a devastating blow to businesses and tourism along the East Coast, from Massachusetts to Florida, including North Carolina, has been withdrawn by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
