North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson was in Fayetteville on Thursday following a federal court ruling that could restore $15.4 million in canceled disaster relief funding to the city.
The ruling orders the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reinstate funds that were previously withdrawn as part of nearly $200 million in disaster mitigation money canceled statewide.
Jackson filed the lawsuit in July, accusing FEMA of unlawfully rescinding funding that had already been pledged to North Carolina communities…