Brooke Medina, John Locke Foundation vice president of communications, discusses legislative efforts to assess North Carolina state government’s response to Helene and past hurricanes. Medina offered these comments during the Nov. 15, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
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