Vance in Concord, Helene Relief for NCDOT, Medicaid Impasse

VP JD Vance visited Concord to call for law and order, praising and honoring police officers during his stop. Meanwhile, forecasters are monitoring multiple systems in the Atlantic as hurricane season remains active. North Carolina’s DOT is set to receive $1.15 billion in federal funding for Hurricane Helene recovery. At the General Assembly, House and Senate leaders have hit an impasse over Medicaid rebase funding as a looming deadline nears.