NCORR

2024 Year In Review: NC General Assembly overrode 10 vetoes in election year

December 26, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly saw moderate activity during the 2024 session during an election year where Republicans saw gains nationally but lost their supermajority in the state legislature. While Donald Trump won […]

Audit critical of checks on $112M in Florence funds

December 19, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A new audit report has found issues with the distribution of $112 million in Hurricane Florence funds. The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor’s (OSA) new audit on the North Carolina Department […]

NC House forms Select Committee on Helene Recovery

December 13, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina House of Representatives announced a new select subcommittee specific to Hurricane Helene efforts. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) made the announcement last week and named Reps. Dudley Greene (R-McDowell) […]

NC hurricane agency chief out after grilling by state lawmakers

November 28, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency’s Director Laura Hogshead is no longer with the agency, according to an announcement by Department of Public Safety Communications Director Jody Donaldson on Nov. 20. The […]

NCGA passes $644M more in Helene relief

October 31, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly unanimously passed a second round of Hurricane Helene relief funding on Oct. 24. Senate Bill 743, retitled “The Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 — Part […]

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General Assembly unanimously passes over $644M in round two for Helene relief

October 25, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly unanimously passed a second round of Hurricane Helene relief funding on Oct. 24. Senate Bill 743, retitled “The Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 – Part […]

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 […]

Discrimination complaint against NCORR settled

May 8, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Legal Aid of North Carolina has settled a housing discrimination complaint against the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency, which oversees the program helping hurricane victims return to their homes. “Legal Aid […]

Lawmakers want to see more progress on flood resiliency plan

February 1, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — At a hearing on Jan. 23, state lawmakers expressed a desire to see more progress from the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on its Flood Resiliency Blueprint project. The project was funded […]

Slow recovery progress questioned again at 3rd legislative hearing

April 5, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Hurricane Subcommittee of the Joint Legislative Committee on Government Operations held another hearing March 29 to receive updates from officials with the N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) and the Department […]