RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 23 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * BREAKING: "Recovery Czar" Michael Whatley Admits He Won't Deliver The Federal Relief Helene Victims Were Promised In breaking new reporting from the Smoky Mountain News, DC insider and "recovery czar" Michael Whatley admitted for the first time that he won't deliver the federal relief that was promised to Western North Carolina and that the FEMA review council that he leads won't actually   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 21 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Coastal Reserve to hold fall local advisory committee meetings * The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve will hold fall local advisory committee meetings Nov. 5 - 18 for the following reserve sites. All meetings are open to the public. Buxton Woods Reserve November 5 at 1:00 p.m. Fessenden Center 46830 Highway 12, Buxton Bird I  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Chair Statement on the Passage of Extreme Gerrymander in North Carolina * Following reporting confirming that the North Carolina General Assembly passed a new, further gerrymandered Congressional map, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement: "Republicans know that their disastrous track record that makes life harder for working families, rips away affordabl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * DNC Chair Slams Passage of North Carolina Republicans' Rigged Congressional Map Today, at Donald Trump's behest, North Carolina Republicans passed a congressional map that carves Democratic Congressman Don Davis out of his district. The new map reduces Black voters in the First Congressional District from 40% of the population to 32%, further diluting Black voting power in the st  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 23 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Reimagining Insurance and Resilience in a Changing World Universities and insurers are joining forces to rethink how society understands and manages climate risk. * Duke University and the University of Georgia are partnering with leaders from the insurance and climate data industries to launch the Center for Innovation in Risk, Catastrophes, and Decisions (CIRCAD), a new initiati  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 23 (TNSrep) -- The city of Greensboro issued the following news on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * Housing & Neighborhood Development Department Releases Annual Report The City's Housing and Neighborhood Development Department's 2024-25 Annual Report is now available online. The annual report summarizes programs initiated to address Greensboro's need for affordable, supportive housing. Featured are stories about the City: * Partnering with the Servant Center on the acq  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 22 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Marine Fisheries seeks input on changes to sheepshead management * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries plans to implement management changes for Sheepshead due to increased fishing pressure, particularly on juvenile fish, in recent years. The Division is seeking public input on potential management strategies.   more

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RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 23 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Whatley's Trade War Is Hurting North Carolina Farmers' Bottom Line New commentary in Southeast Farm Press is highlighting how North Carolina farmers "will be hard pressed to find a profit" as their production costs skyrocket, thanks to Michael Whatley's trade war. Whatley has refused to stand up for farmers as tariffs are "squeezing farmers' budgets." Whatley has called the tariffs "recor  more