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Helene blew through nearly six months ago. North Carolina’s recovery has barely begun.

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The state representative was not pleased.

“North Carolina cannot afford another failed disaster recovery program,” Rep. Brenden Jones (R) said inside a Raleigh hearing room on a recent morning, referring to the state’s troubled and ongoing rebuilding effort from hurricanes Matthew and Florence, the latter of which struck in 2018.