Tag: Gov. Josh Stein

Stein’s hurricane request

Gov. Josh Stein asked legislators to release $1.1 billion from the state’s reserves to fund an assortment of hurricane-relief efforts in western North Carolina through the summer. Stein said the state faces “dire and immediate” recovery needs that can’t wait on larger flows of federal aid to begin arriving. “We cannot remain reactive to temporary […]

Written by on February 4, 2025

Stein aides warn of federal-aid tangles out west

Thursday’s hearing also gave the oversight subcommittee, the senators on it especially, its first chance to hear from Gov. Josh Stein’s point people on western North Carolina’s recovery from Hurricane Helene. Gubernatorial adviser Jonathan Krebs and Commerce Department Deputy Secretary Stephanie McGarrah emphasized that the administration intends to do things differently from what was done […]

Written by on February 3, 2025

Hurricane recovery update

Gov. Josh Stein’s Helene-recovery team spent much of a Wednesday hearing with a House oversight committee trying to manage expectations about how much and how quickly western North Carolina can bounce back from last fall’s storm. Given an almost $60 billion need, and only about $15.7 billion currently likely to come from the relief bill […]

Written by on January 30, 2025

Stein lays out agenda

Gov. Josh Stein’s inaugural address on Saturday stressed hurricane recovery, economic development, education and public safety in an appeal for bipartisanship on the key issues facing North Carolina in 2025. The predicted snowstorm prompted a downsizing of the ceremony, but several Triangle TV stations streamed Stein’s 15-minute address from the old Capitol on YouTube. Stein […]

Written by on January 13, 2025