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I study local government and Hurricane Helene forced me from my home − here’s how rural towns and counties in North Carolina and beyond cooperate to rebuild

I study local government and Hurricane Helene forced me from my home − here’s how rural towns and counties in North Carolina and beyond cooperate to rebuild

Last year was a record year for disasters in the United States. A new report from the British charity International Institute for Environment and Development finds that 90 disasters were declared nationwide in 2024, from wildfires in California to Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. The average number of annual disasters in the U.S. is about 55. The Federal Emergency Management Agency provides funding and recovery assistance to states after disasters. President Donald Trump criticized the agency in January 2025 when he visited hurricane-stricken western North Carolina. Though 41% of Americans lived in an area affected by disaster in 2024, according to the institute’s

Inclusionary housing: At what price?

Inclusionary housing: At what price?

Soltas’s most provocative finding is that, after adjusting for neighborhood differences, inclusionary housing doesn’t appear much more expensive than other housing programs. It only seems costly because it deliberately locates affordable units in high-cost areas—something vouchers and tax credits typically don’t do.

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