Mary Helen Moore
NC Newsroom ReporterMary Helen Moore is a reporter with the NC Newsroom, a journalism collaboration expanding state government news coverage for North Carolina audiences. The collaboration is funded by a two-year grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. She can be reached at mmoore@ncnewsroom.org
Moore is a native of Halifax County and a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate. She loves reading, fishing, doing puzzles, and baking. Her state reporting experience includes coverage of real estate and growth at the News & Observer, where she most recently served as Durham reporter. She has won numerous journalism awards in North Carolina and Florida.
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The Buncombe County town suffered severe damage when Hurricane Helene swept through western North Carolina.
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State House and Senate leaders still haven’t reached an agreement on a budget for the fiscal year that started this month, but on Tuesday they introduced a “mini-budget” bill to fund urgent needs like teacher pay and Medicaid coverage. -
Gov. Josh Stein called the legislation "unconstitutional" because it directs sheriffs to hold people for ICE 48 hours beyond when they'd otherwise be released. -
CNBC ranked North Carolina the best state in the U.S. to do business. Counties affected by Helene are adding businesses faster than others. -
Governor Josh Stein signed the legislation, despite rejecting other transgender health bills as "mean-spirited." -
Lawmakers had considered opening state waters year-round, but the legislation died when a shrimp trawling ban was inserted at the last minute. -
South Fork Passage State Trail would provide 60 miles for hiking and paddling in North Carolina's southern Piedmont. -
Moments before the Hurricane Helene relief package was passed by both chambers, legislators struck a controversial provision. -
The House won't take up the proposal, which also would have opened up recreation flounder and red snapper fishing seasons. -
Democrat Josh Stein made his decisions late Friday afternoon.
