NC State Auditor finds billions in COVID recovery funds undistributed
RALEIGH, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — An audit from the North Carolina State Auditor’s Office reveals that billions in federal COVID-19 recovery funds were allocated but never distributed. State law requires the department to conduct biennial financial audits of the State Fiscal Recovery Fund, which contains $5.4 billion from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — One year after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, officials say billions of dollars in recovery remain locked behind federal red tape. State officials call Helene the worst natural disaster in North Carolina history, leaving behind an estimated $60 billion in damages. Yet the state has…
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WNCN) – One year after Hurricane Helene ravaged its way across the state, Governor Josh Stein unveiled that the Trump administration plans to allocate a further $1.15 billion dedicated to recovery efforts in western North Carolina. The governor made this announcement during a briefing at the Interstate…
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WNCN) – One year after Hurricane Helene ravaged its way across the state, Governor Josh Stein unveiled that the Trump administration plans to allocate a further $1.15 billion dedicated to recovery efforts in western North Carolina. The governor made this announcement during a briefing at the Interstate…