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Cooper includes $175M for state disaster agency in latest Helene funding request

October 23, 2024 The North State Journal Comments Off

Governor Roy Cooper’s Hurricane Helene funding proposals presentation slide. RALEIGH — According to a press release from Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden), the state agency responsible for helping natural disaster victims needs more money in order to […]

GINGRICH: California just isn’t working

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KRAWIEC: Is violence justified?

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GINGRICH: Americans, not government, must benefit from Trump’s tariffs

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Hurricanes drop Game 2 to Caps, head home with split
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The bounces didn’t cost the Hurricanes the first game of their second round series against the Washington Capitals. One did in Game 2. A dump-in attempt by Sean Walker early in the [...] The post Hurricanes drop Game 2 to Caps, head home with split first appeared on The North State Journal.
President Trump endorses NC GOP chair for reelection
RALEIGH — President Donald Trump has given his endorsement to North Carolina Republican Party Chair Jason Simmons in his reelection bid to retain his position. “Chairman Jason Simmons is doing a tremendous job leading the [...] The post President Trump endorses NC GOP chair for reelection first appeared on The North State Journal.
This week in history: May 8-14
May 8 1541: Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River, the first recorded European to do so. 1846: U.S. forces led by Gen. Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican forces near modern-day Brownsville, Texas, in [...] The post This week in history: May 8-14 first appeared on The North State Journal.
Famous birthdays this week: May 8-14
These celebrities have birthdays this week: May 8 Singer Toni Tennille is 85. Country singer Jack Blanchard is 83. Jazz pianist Keith Jarrett is 80. Drummer Chris Frantz of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club [...] The post Famous birthdays this week: May 8-14 first appeared on The North State Journal.
Chicago-born Leo XIV becomes first American pope
VATICAN CITY — Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the [...] The post Chicago-born Leo XIV becomes first American pope first appeared on The North State Journal.
HUD approves NC’s $1.4B Helene Recovery Plan
RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene Action Plan for a $1.4 billion Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery grant. “This is great news for [...] The post HUD approves NC’s $1.4B Helene Recovery Plan first appeared on The North State Journal.