Today, Governor Roy Cooper led a bipartisan group of governors in calling on Congress to make critical reforms to long-term federal disaster recovery programs.
Published: Thursday, October 10th, 2019 @ 4:39 pm
By: Governor's Office
|
On Monday, Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed October 6-12 Resiliency Week in front of a home damaged by recent hurricanes that is now undergoing renovation with federal Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding.
Published: Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 @ 12:07 am
By: Governor's Office
|
Nearly a year after Hurricane Florence hit, Governor Roy Cooper has updated the state on the progress of the recovery as North Carolinians recover from three deadly storms in three years.
Published: Saturday, September 14th, 2019 @ 9:40 pm
By: Governor's Office
|
Do you remember the movie “Groundhog Day?” Every day the protagonist, Bill Murray, awakened to live the day, February 2nd, over and over again. North Carolinians might be justified feeling like we’ve lived this movie.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2019 @ 4:40 am
By: Tom Campbell
|
North Carolinians are determined, tough people. For generations, our families have weathered brutal hurricanes. But recent history tells us there’s a new normal when it comes to these storms, and if we don’t rise to the challenge, then rising water will get the best of us.
Published: Wednesday, September 11th, 2019 @ 12:28 pm
By: Governor's Office
|
Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures to discuss Hurricane Dorian’s impact on North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 @ 9:01 am
By: Thom Tillis
|
Remarks by President Trump in Briefing on Hurricane Dorian
Published: Thursday, September 5th, 2019 @ 6:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
Jones County residents are still feeling the effects of recent hurricanes. At least one of the county’s three towns remains flooded, and two of its six schools were condemned.
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 @ 1:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
A nearly $300,000 grant will allow a team of researchers from East Carolina University to look at sea level rise and its impact on coastal communities.
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 @ 6:53 am
By: ECU News Services
|
Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined leaders at the N.C. General Assembly to discuss the state administration’s slow pace of federal assistance to the victims of Hurricane Matthew.
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2019 @ 2:42 am
By: Thom Tillis
|
Sadie Weiner, Communications Director for Governor Roy Cooper, shared the following statement after Senator Thom Tillis and Republican legislative leaders' disaster recovery press conference today
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2019 @ 2:25 am
By: Governor's Office
|
Yesterday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined leaders at the N.C. General Assembly to discuss the state administration’s slow pace of federal assistance to the victims of Hurricane Matthew
Published: Friday, August 30th, 2019 @ 4:27 pm
By: Thom Tillis
|
A new video released today by the office of Senator Thom Tillis highlights the stories of North Carolinians still trying to get their lives back to normal nearly three years after Hurricane Matthew caused historic flooding damage.
Published: Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 @ 6:35 pm
By: Thom Tillis
|
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis was flanked by N.C. House Speaker Moore, N.C. Senator Berger, and other eastern North Carolina Republican leaders as they highlighted the unacceptable pace at which Governor Cooper has allocated disaster relief for North Carolinians
Published: Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 @ 6:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
Governor Roy Cooper shared the following comment after the federal register was published for $168 million in hurricane recovery mitigation funds for North Carolina.
Published: Monday, August 26th, 2019 @ 11:39 pm
By: Governor's Office
|
Governor Roy Cooper shared the following comment after the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the upcoming Federal Register for $168 million in hurricane recovery mitigation funds for North Carolina.
Published: Friday, August 9th, 2019 @ 12:51 pm
By: Governor's Office
|
North Carolina may soon see $168 million in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery, after more than a year-long delay.
Published: Thursday, August 8th, 2019 @ 9:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
Governor Roy Cooper today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has designated Bladen and Columbus counties as among the Most Impacted and Distressed (MID) areas that were impacted by Hurricane Matthew.
Published: Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 @ 8:59 am
By: Governor's Office
|
It has been 25 days since Governor Cooper vetoed the bipartisan $24 billion state budget because it does not include his demands for expanding government-run Medicaid in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 @ 3:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
|
It’s been over eight months since Hurricane Florence made landfall and left a trail of destruction behind, claiming the lives of forty-three North Carolinians and causing billions of dollars of damage.
Published: Friday, June 28th, 2019 @ 7:31 am
By: Thom Tillis
|
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
|
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
|
Expect continuing partisan shots as Republican legislators and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration haggle over state government’s response to Hurricane Matthew.
Published: Sunday, June 2nd, 2019 @ 3:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
When North Carolina governors and lawmakers talk about “the state budget,” they rarely tell you the whole truth.
Published: Friday, May 31st, 2019 @ 8:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
Nearly three years have elapsed since Hurricane Matthew struck North Carolina. Matthew dumped more than a foot of rain and killed twenty-one people while forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 @ 3:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
Gov. Cooper released the following statement today on North Carolina receiving $336.5 million in Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding to assist communities struggling to rebuild after the devastation of Hurricane Florence.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 2:26 pm
By: Governor's Office
|
The House proposed budget lowers some taxes, creates others, and cuts against the grain of past Republican efforts to prioritize savings reserves as a rainy day buttress to economic downturns and natural disasters.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 9:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
Governor Roy Cooper today visited Rempac Foam Corporation’s manufacturing facility in Lumberton, where he announced a grant to help protect the business and its jobs from future floods and discussed ongoing efforts to rebuild from Hurricane Florence.
Published: Saturday, May 4th, 2019 @ 5:15 pm
By: Governor's Office
|
Governor Cooper Announces $12.2 Million Grant for Crisis Counseling for Hurricane Florence SurvivorsNorth Carolina will receive a $12.2 million grant to expand crisis counseling services to Hurricane Florence survivors in 28 counties, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2019 @ 4:41 am
By: Governor's Office
|
Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger laid out contrasting visions for North Carolina state government
Published: Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 @ 12:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
Governor Cooper Implores President to End Federal Shutdown to Speed Hurricane Recovery, Help FarmersGovernor Roy Cooper today wrote to President Donald Trump to urge him to end the federal government shutdown that is holding back hurricane recovery efforts and threatening North Carolina's farming economy.
Published: Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 @ 12:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
Possible GenX contamination in municipal water supplies is a reason cash-strapped municipalities have discussed merging public works systems with larger cities and counties
Published: Monday, November 26th, 2018 @ 2:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
As a young boy I remember hearing the stories about that first Thanksgiving, when the Pilgrims and Indians feasted together
Published: Thursday, November 15th, 2018 @ 6:54 pm
By: Tom Campbell
|
The devastation of two hurricanes in two years has very much been in the news in North Carolina
Published: Sunday, November 4th, 2018 @ 1:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
|