Recently, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act (HELP Act) and the Strategic Acquisition and Floodplain Efficiency Reform Act (SAFER Act), legislation to help communities recover from natural disasters.
Published: Thursday, June 17th, 2021 @ 2:51 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Back@Home North Carolina, the first statewide disaster rapid rehousing program, has housed over 1,000 people displaced by Hurricane Florence.
Published: Friday, October 25th, 2019 @ 1:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, President Trump approved Governor Cooper’s request for a major disaster declaration for Public Assistance for the following counties impacted by Hurricane Dorian: Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Hyde, Jones, New Hanover, Pamlico, Pender, Sampson, Tyrrell, and Washington.
Published: Friday, October 4th, 2019 @ 8:14 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Donations to North Carolina’s Disaster Relief Fund following Hurricane Florence have helped thousands of North Carolina families with housing, repairs and other needs in the past year.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2019 @ 3:12 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, President Donald J. Trump signed into law H.R. 2157, the "Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act of 2019."
Published: Saturday, June 8th, 2019 @ 12:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, President Trump signed disaster relief legislation into law, which will bring relief to North Carolina’s farmers, communities, and military installations.
Published: Saturday, June 8th, 2019 @ 12:18 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Co-chairmen of the House Select Committee on Disaster Relief panned sluggish hurricane relief efforts by the Cooper administration. They want renewed oversight authority.
Published: Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 @ 3:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper shared the following statement on today’s passage of a disaster relief funding package:
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2019 @ 12:03 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper shared the following statement on stalled federal disaster relief funding legislation:
Published: Sunday, May 26th, 2019 @ 11:31 am
By: Governor's Office
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In the wake of devastating natural disasters across the United States, Governor Roy Cooper and bipartisan governors from nine additional states urged President Donald Trump and Congressional leaders to finalize federal disaster relief.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 3:47 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Yesterday, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Joe Manchin (D-WV), John Cornyn (R-TX), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced the Bipartisan Disaster Recovery Funding Act.
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2019 @ 6:22 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Earlier this week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) continued to push for disaster relief funding for North Carolina as it recovers from Hurricane Florence.
Published: Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 @ 1:07 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Tillis and his colleagues David Perdue, Doug Jones, Johnny Isakson and Rick Scott will hold a bipartisan press conference to highlight the critical need for Congress to pass disaster relief for states impacted by recent hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and other natural disasters.
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2019 @ 5:37 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Volunteers are continuing to help North Carolinians recover from Hurricane Florence, more than six months after the storm struck the state, damaging homes, schools, businesses, farms and entire communities.
Published: Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 @ 11:29 am
By: Governor's Office
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a group of his colleagues introduced a bipartisan disaster relief package with the backing of President Trump, which would provide additional federal relief for North Carolina as it recovers from Hurricane Florence.
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2019 @ 3:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed new bills into law
Published: Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 @ 11:23 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, North Carolina's Congressional delegation received Governor Cooper's disaster funding request as it continues its work to secure additional Hurricane Florence recovery funding from congressional appropriators to assist in rebuilding efforts in areas affected by the storm
Published: Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 @ 9:25 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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North Carolina continues to make progress recovering from Hurricane Florence, with more than $895 million in state and federal resources already approved, Governor Roy Cooper said Wednesday
Published: Thursday, November 22nd, 2018 @ 4:00 am
By: Governor's Office
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More than 720,000 North Carolinians in 304,000 households affected by Hurricane Florence received assistance buying food over the past seven weeks, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Wednesday, November 21st, 2018 @ 7:28 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today met with the North Carolina Congressional delegation and key federal officials to push for more federal assistance with Hurricane Florence recovery efforts
Published: Thursday, November 15th, 2018 @ 9:41 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has secured more than $8.5 million in new federal and state funding to support the ongoing behavioral health needs of those impacted by Hurricane Florence
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2018 @ 9:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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If we learned one thing during the devastation and recovery from Hurricanes Florence and Michael, it’s that setting aside more than $2 billion in savings for a rainy day was a very good idea
Published: Friday, October 26th, 2018 @ 6:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper has asked President Trump for an official waiver that will allow more North Carolinians impacted by recent hurricanes to receive more funding through the Community Development Block Grant Disaster-Relief (CDBG-DR) program
Published: Friday, October 26th, 2018 @ 5:53 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law the $793 million Hurricane Florence Disaster Recovery Act on Tuesday, Oct. 16, following unanimous legislative passage. An N.C. State University political science professor says not to expect the good vibrations to last
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 11:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper urges North Carolinians to volunteer and support communities impacted by Hurricane Florence this week and in the weeks and months ahead
Published: Tuesday, October 16th, 2018 @ 5:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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Gov. Roy Cooper has asked the General Assembly to authorize $1.5 billion to cover the state's portion of what initial estimates show is nearly $13 billion in damage caused by Hurricane Florence
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2018 @ 2:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today applauded news that Congress passed legislation that includes critical funding for Hurricane Florence recovery
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2018 @ 9:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Cooper signed Senate Bill 2 and House Bill 4 into law
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2018 @ 10:04 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina politics can be exhausting. The past few weeks have brought us wrangling over redistricting and constitutional amendments, conflicts between Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican lawmakers over disaster relief and a gas-pipeline fund, and a mob of protesters toppling the Silent Sam statue
Published: Sunday, September 30th, 2018 @ 11:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When President Trump visited North Carolina he assured our state that the federal checkbook would be opened and that we would get almost anything we wanted from FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Published: Thursday, September 27th, 2018 @ 2:14 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Do you want to hear some good news? For many readers across North Carolina who are still suffering from or cleaning up after the ravages of Hurricane Florence, some good news might be a welcome relief
Published: Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 @ 11:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Congressman Walter B. Jones' is alerting Eastern North Carolina that his Greenville office is open and ready to help constituents following devastation by Hurricane Florence
Published: Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 @ 12:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Congressman Walter B. Jones is thanking President Donald J. Trump for acting on his request to expedite granting Governor Roy Cooper's September 13 call for a major emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in North Carolina
Published: Monday, September 17th, 2018 @ 12:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting a major federal disaster declaration for 13 Western North Carolina counties that were affected by heavy rains, flooding and mudslides in May
Published: Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 @ 2:39 pm
By: Governor's Office
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