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Letter from Jones Street: More aide to Helene-hit counties
October 25, 2024
The Legislature convened a one-day session this week to pass its second bill funding storm recovery in Western North Carolina and to offer additional early voting sites in two counties impacted by Hurricane Helene.
Before the session, Gov....
Letter from Jones Street: Helene recovery takes center stage
October 11, 2024
North Carolina lawmakers convened on Wednesday afternoon for a scheduled session that pivoted from pending legislation to instead focus entirely on first steps in the state’s response to Hurricane Helene and the critical needs in western North...
Our hearts, sympathy, support are with our WNC neighbors
October 1, 2024
Our hearts are with the people of Western North Carolina at this time. We mourn the lives lost as we continue to pray for those injured, displaced, or unaccounted for. We are hopeful for their safety and confident in our collective resilience.
News: Chapter, allies seek stronger fed action to save NC's oldest forests
September 17, 2024
As the comment period on the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) National Old-Growth Amendment comes to a close on Friday, environmental groups from across North Carolina held a virtual press conference on Tuesday to bring attention to the issue and...
Letter from Jones Street: Building code veto reversed
September 13, 2024
As the 2024 election creeps closer, North Carolina legislators have given us yet another demonstration of why we deserve much better from the General Assembly we’re electing this November.
Both chambers voted to overturn Gov. Roy Cooper's...