Public Policy Analyst Alex Campbell joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, September 29. Campbell and the North Carolina Budget & Tax Center recently published a report on the remaining economic relief needed in the state from Hurricane Helene, the most expensive storm in North Carolina’s modern history — and the biggest storm of its kind to go underfunded. Campbell shares several key stats to know, where the state and federal levels have and have not helped, and why constitutional amendments on the ballot this fall could further constrain relief efforts from natural disasters like Helene.

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