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The project is already in the federal government’s pipeline. The big question now is how local governments will fund their part of it.
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North Carolina Army National Guard
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An executive order from President Trump seeks to create federal lists of eligible voters and instructs the Postal Service to send ballots only to approved voters. It faces certain legal challenges.
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President Trump is set to address the nation on the Iran war at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday night, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying he would be providing "an important update," without providing further details.
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The city is hosting an open house on Wednesday and opened a survey that runs through Dec. 19. -
The initiatives are part of a larger, federally-funded effort to rebuild housing after Hurricane Helene in fall 2024. -
The Asheville manufacturer aims to double its production — again — over the next three years -
News of the funding’s release comes one day after U.S. Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis (R) released their holds on some of President Trump’s Homeland Security nominees. -
DK Wesley was unanimously approved to be Asheville’s next city manager. The announcement comes after former city manager Debra Campbell announced her retirement to the Asheville City Council in early February. -
When Hurricane Helene struck Western North Carolina over a year ago, it left behind millions of cubic yards of debris in waterways. Although the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cleaned a lot of it, the environmental group MountainTrue continues the cleanup effort for smaller waterways in the region.
