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Sheriff Sam Page was a major booster of HB10, which forced more cooperation between NC sheriffs and ICE. I asked him if he had other state-level immigration legislation in mind, now that he is running a high-profile campaign for state Senate. #ncpol www.theassemblync.com/politics/phi...

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New podcast! I talked with Matt Calabria, who's leading @ncgovernor.bsky.social's Helene recovery office, about the funding requests from the #ncga and federal government: play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr... Interview highlights: www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol

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Tillis and Budd: “We are all on the same page when it comes to getting the people of Western North Carolina the assistance they need, and we will continue to work together in that effort.” www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

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We wrote about how federal workers are fighting back: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

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"Right now, it's mostly people just scared to death. People are calling me every day, asking if they're going to get a RIF.” www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

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Non paywall: www.yahoo.com/news/federal...

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Tillis: "As this effort proceeds, we also need to make sure there are no unintended cuts to vital positions, especially workers who are providing critical functions like helping Western North Carolina recover from the devastation of Helene.” www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

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🤞 and 🙏 for no more hurricanes or floods.

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“Obviously, a 90% cut to our federal funding will impact the level of support we're able to efficiently provide to communities who need it, like Western North Carolinians recovering from Helene.” www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

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How National Park Service layoffs could stretch some parks to their limits www.usatoday.com/story/travel... via @usatoday.com

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HUD is the agency that funds much of the housing reconstruction programs in North Carolina, of which there's of course a huge need post-Helene #ncpol

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And the agency the state is about to submit an $1.4 billion Helene recovery plan to

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...

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And hundreds still in hotels www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

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Where Trump, Musk and DOGE Have Cut Federal Workers So Far By Amy Schoenfeld Walker, Ashley Wu, Jon Huang and Elena Shao nyti.ms/3X1ngkn

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“If the agency loses a significant portion of its workforce, officials say, it is likely to result in a slower disaster response, longer waits for payouts, and worse customer service — issues that disaster victims have been complaining about for years.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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“The workers had a lot in common: Most lived in small towns, most had no backup plan when they were let go and all expressed that they had worked for these agencies because they loved public lands and wanted to be of service to their communities.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/c...

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USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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Trump's mass firings of federal probationary employees are illegal, lawyers say www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

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The National Science Foundation fired 168 workers today. The NSF was established by Congress to promote science, advance public health and contribute to the national defense. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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a good example of how the world is getting dumber. the new politico playbook writer didn't know who FDR was until a reader told him about that whole "new deal" thing. this newsletter is read by every important person in DC.

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The Times spoke to people being trapped inside a Panama hotel after deportation from the US and the individual stories of horror are almost too much to bear www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...

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“I wish they would make it harder for people to get guns,” Tent said. “I never imagined I’d be burying my kid.” www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

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I think this really sums up a lot of the challenges people, especially those who have lost TSA eligibility, or are about to lose it, are facing. FEMA keeps saying they reach out to people through the portal but many aren’t able to access it, and will never be able to, without actual hands-on help.

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I spoke with several U.S. Forest Service employees from western North Carolina fired over the weekend. Most were working on Helene recovery and wildfire response in some capacity. The mass firings are a gut punch to the already understaffed agency dealing with so much in the wake of Helene.

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“We’re grieving for our lost colleagues. I wept through the weekend just thinking about having to return to work and watch them pick up their things on Tuesday.” www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

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Kentucky flooding death toll continues to rise. Meanwhile people are trying to clean up mud as fast as possible before snow comes Tuesday night and makes travel conditions even worse.

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this is incredible and terrifying

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Finally got around to making a radar graphic for #Helene. One for the record books

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hotels are finally seeing extensions through 3/6 reflected in their systems

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A team effort story from @kentuckypublicradio.org www.lpm.org/news/2025-02...

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Anytime a storm is brewing, your local forecasters are getting the latest data from NOAA. As the agency faces an uncertain future, one thing's for sure: for-profit companies would struggle to replicate NOAA's weather-forecasting prowess.

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A Mount St. Helens ranger. A plant scientist on the rolling hills of The Palouse. An entire staff of backup crews meant to support front line firefighters during a raging wildfire. Across the PNW, the Trump administration gutted most of them. Here is their story: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

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SCOOP @bloomberg.com: Top officials at the US Department of Homeland Security received a memo from Sec. Kristi Noem on Friday ordering an immediate stop to work connected to climate change and the elimination of climate-related terms across the agency. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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My latest @npr.org story with @alejandrabee.bsky.social & @michaelcopley1.bsky.social: Federal workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are on high alert as they monitor signs of a potential Trump administration overhaul of one of the government's main scientific agencies

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"The goal is to just crush [it] with a hammer, hard blows, and shrink that federal workforce. There really isn't any consideration about what the mission impact is." subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

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“has been embedded for days now.” www.dropsitenews.com/p/doge-fema-...

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"Voters aged 18 to 25 make up more than 24% of the voters whose ballots Griffin challenged on the basis of incomplete voter registrations." www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol

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Here’s a story about how fema screwed up and extended hotel stays for Helene survivors, fixed it, and then reversed course, agreeing to honor the extension. Still, a bunch of people will have to be out of hotels in March and don’t know where they’ll go. www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

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Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is securing real beneifits as he helps Trump disrupt the federal government. Just how? The NYT takes a deep look today at these benefits: federal investigations targeting Musk companies that have been disrupted or now may die. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...

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Breaking News: The Trump administration fired FEMA officials after Elon Musk misleadingly claimed the agency used disaster relief funds for migrant shelters.

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SCOOP from @nbcnews.com — A senior FEMA official instructed subordinates to freeze funding for a wide array of grant programs Monday, just hours after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration — for the second time — to stop such pauses. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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“This is America’s shared natural and cultural heritage we’re talking about. You have to have staff there to protect these resources." www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

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