Hurricane subcommittee

Hurricane recovery hearing centered on conflicts of interest, “pay-to-play”

May 24, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, Subcommittee on Hurricane Response and Recovery held a hearing May 22 focusing on the recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene. Legislators’ questions to a panel of officials […]

Cooper includes $175M for state disaster agency in latest Helene funding request

October 23, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — According to a press release from Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden), the state agency responsible for helping natural disaster victims needs more money in order to operate. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s Office of Recovery […]

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Bill aimed at speeding hurricane recovery construction projects filed in House

February 23, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A bill aimed at getting citizens displaced by hurricanes back in their homes more quickly was filed in the House on Feb. 14. House Bill 119, titled “NCORR/Increase Informal Bid Threshold,” was filed […]

Disaster recovery director moves to DPS following hearings on hurricane response failures

February 2, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Following a series of legislative subcommittee hearings on hurricane response failures by offices housed under the Department of Public Safety, a new advisor will be joining the department’s recovery efforts. The N.C. Department […]

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State agency seeks public comment on proposed changes to disaster recovery plans

January 4, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) has issued a press release asking for public comment on proposed amendments to three action plans related to disaster recovery and mitigation plans currently in […]

Hurricane subcommittee apologizes to citizens: ‘You’ve been failed’

December 21, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Hurricane Subcommittee of the Joint Legislative Committee on Government Operations received updates from officials with the N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) and the Department of Public Safety (DPS) in a […]

Years after Matthew and Florence hit NC, hurricane victims are still waiting to go home

September 21, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — On the four-year anniversary of Hurricane Florence landing on North Carolina’s shore, a legislative subcommittee met to find out why many hurricane victims still have not been made whole. The 15-member Hurricane Recovery […]

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New subcommittee signals more investigations into hurricane recovery delays under Cooper

July 27, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A newly-formed legislative committee is likely signaling more investigations into hurricane recovery delays during Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s tenure. The new subcommittee on Hurricane Response and Recovery under the Joint Legislative Commission on […]