Gov. Roy Cooper led a delegation of state and local leaders to Washington, D.C. this week, requesting $25.57 billion in federal aid for Helene recovery support. Cooper met with President Biden and North Carolina federal legislators Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-D11.
“Hurricane Helene was the deadliest and most damaging storm our state has ever faced, and Western North Carolina needs our help to rebuild,” said Governor Cooper in a press release. “There is a long, complex, and expensive recovery ahead that will be difficult to accomplish without significant and immediate funding from…..