NC House passes $500M in Helene aid, $100 boost to weekly unemployment checks
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] North Carolina Rep. Dudley Greene (R-Avery) urges the House to support a bill sending $500 million in aid to western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene on Feb. 25, 2025. (Photo: Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline)[/caption] BY: GALEN BACHARIER | NC Newsline The North Carolina House approved a pair of key bills Tuesday, passing the next round of Hurricane Helene relief and an increase in the state's weekly unemployment payouts.