North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein began his first term earlier this month with a behemoth task in front of him: Helping western North Carolina recover from close to $60 billion in damage from Hurricane Helene,

Cooper said North Carolina Republicans "took money out of western North Carolina" when they passed a Hurricane Helene relief bill last month. Legislators stripped the governor’s power to enhance unemployment benefits using the state’s Emergency Management Act.

Gov. Josh Stein on Friday announced a $30 million public-private partnership to fund grants for small businesses in western North Carolina rebuilding after Hurricane Helene.

Gov Ops will bring in Stein staff to talk about his new Helene recovery office, the Governor’s Recovery Office for Western North Carolina, or GROW NC, as well as the troubled N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency. NCORR was heavily scrutinized by Republicans during former Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration.

Calling it the "biggest sham ever" on North Carolina taxpayers, Republican state Rep. Brendan Jones said pace of recovery from a hurricane more than six years ago is unacceptable. He let the embattled office created by the former Democratic governor know how his home of Columbus County felt in a Thursday joint legislative meeting.

Josh Stein was sworn in as the 76th governor of North Carolina on Jan. 1st, 2025, becoming the state’s first Jewish governor and its second consecutive Democratic governor.  Stein seeks to continue the legacy of former Governor Roy Cooper and further his own goals and policy proposals in the next four years.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's latest Democratic governor was sworn into office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper in a top elected position for the second time in eight years.

Two legislative committees are hearing testimony from state disaster recovery officials this week. State lawmakers must debate how much more money to spend on Helene relief aid, and how to respond with two new administrations under Josh Stein and Donald Trump.

North Carolina’s hurricane homebuilding program is asking lawmakers for more than $200 million in new funding — a major new request by an embattled agency seeking to climb out of a massive deficit and finish decade-long work.

"I will not run next year, nor do I have plans to seek elected office in the future," the former lieutenant governor posted on X, formerly Twitter.

Offshore wind once appeared likely to be part of NC’s energy future. Now, a Trump executive order raises questions for the industry.

There are still some unresolved races from the 2024 election, and one of them involves a seat on North Carolina’s highest court