Tag: Rep. Eric Ager

Helene and FEMA

The N.C. Leadership Conference’s remaining panel, with Rep. Eric Ager, D-Buncombe and Biltmore Farms Vice President Ben Teague, focused on Hurricane Helene’s effect on western North Carolina. Ager had a lot to say about FEMA that, as it happened, dovetailed with some thoughts Gov. Josh Stein relayed to the feds the day before. Despite all the private-sector aid […]

Written by on May 19, 2025

Senate Bill 382

Senate Bill 382, which is now heading to the governor’s desk, may not have much to say about hurricane relief but it’s underscored a clear strategy difference between the parties on how to handle the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Democrats like Gov. Roy Cooper and Buncombe County Sen. Julie Mayfield have stressed the need to […]

Written by on November 21, 2024