FEMA will stop matching 100% of Helene recovery money in North Carolina

[AProudLefty]

FEMA has denied North Carolina’s request to continue matching 100% of the state’s spending on Hurricane Helene recovery.

In a letter to Gov. Josh Stein on Friday, acting FEMA administrator Cameron Hamilton wrote that the agency had determined the full cost share was “not warranted.”

“The need in western North Carolina remains immense — people need debris removed, homes rebuilt, and roads restored,” Stein said in a statement.

“I am extremely disappointed and urge the President to reconsider FEMA’s bad decision, even for 90 days. Six months later, the people of western North Carolina are working hard to get back on their feet; they need FEMA to help them get the job done.”

https://ncnewsline.com/2025/04/12/fema-will-stop-matching-100-of-helene-recovery-money-in-nc-stein-says/

 

[Taichiliberal]

OUCH! North Carolina is considered a red state. In the last 50 years, it's only voted Democratic twice. I can only imagine the sheer intensity of BS the MAGA media will spew to justify this.

 

[IBDaMann]

I can only imagine the sheer intensity of BS the MAGA media will spew to justify this.

Is that the full extent of your imagination? You should apply for a handicap placard.

If the State is now taking care of the full cost, why should the Federal government chip in unneeded funds? Is Federal pork-covered graft somehow required?