WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the State of North Carolina by authorizing an increase in the level of federal funding for debris removal and emergency projective measures undertaken in the State of North Carolina as a result of Tropical Storm Helene. Under the President's major disaster declaration issued for the North Carolina on September 28, 2024, federal funding   more