NC to pass $604M more in Helene relief. What’s in it and why it’s less than Cooper asked
North Carolina lawmakers returned to Raleigh for one day to pass $604 million more for Hurricane Helene disaster relief on Thursday. The legislation is called the Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 Part II, and comes two weeks after the first wave of relief was passed on Oct. 10 and quickly signed by Gov. Roy Cooper.