Massive Cuts to a HUD Office Would Slow Disaster Aid to Hard-Hit N.C. Communities

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By By Lisa SorgFeb 21, 2025, 12:44 pm340 pts
More than $1 billion has been approved to help western North Carolina. But the Trump administration reportedly plans to lay off most of the staffers who disperse such funding. By Lisa Sorg CANTON, N.C.—This resilient mountain town of 4,400 people west of Asheville has endured more hardship in the last four…

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