The Tea: Hundreds still waiting for post-hurricane home repairs

🔦 Raleigh-Durham International Airport's Terminal 1 lost power for several hours yesterday morning after a nearby pole caught fire. Flights were unaffected. (WRAL)

Close to 2,000 North Carolinians are still waiting for home repairs — more than five years after hurricanes Matthew and Florence damaged their homes. (News & Observer 🔒)

• Many families are homeless as they await aid.

👀 House Speaker Tim Moore re-elevated Republican state Rep. Julia Howard to her position leading the House Finance Committee, three years after he yanked her title after she publicly opposed a bill he supported. (Associated Press)

🩺 North Carolina Medicaid will cover weight loss medications like Wegovy and Ozempic starting Thursday. (WUNC)

Editor's note: The headline on this story was corrected to reflect that hundreds (not thousands) of people are still waiting for repairs.