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Hurricane Helene and the economic troubles it left behind influence what politicians say on the campaign trail.
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The U.S. is the world's leading supplier of sorghum. Sorghum growers are working to introduce it to American diets.
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In a sign of the potentially dire midterm political environment, Republicans have spent millions of dollars playing defense in Arkansas, one of the most conservative states in the country.
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What you need to know from the Oct. 13 Asheville City Council meeting. -
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The new rule would add criminal penalties to existing local bans and follows weeks of concern over bears getting into homes. -
Meet the Hurricane Helene survivors working to make resilience a permanent part of life in Western North Carolina. BPR and Grist report on ideas inspired by the storm, from chainsaw training and microgrid installation to a grassroots radio network. -
The governor spent days in Western North Carolina to mark the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene and call for more federal funding.
