After requesting an average rate hike of 42% in homeowners’ insurance rates in January, now comes word that the North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) wants to raise mobile home fire policies (MH-F) an average of 83% and 50% for casualty policies (MH-C), both broken down over a three-year period. That’s according to a press release from the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI).
A Statewide Single Audit released by the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor finds the state's public school system did not effectively track millions in federal pandemic recovery funds.
In the new State Auditor’s Statewide Single Audit, NCDHHS didn’t properly monitor millions in federal funding for Medicaid, foster care, substance abuse and other government programs.
Department management told auditors that employee turnover in positions responsible for overseeing the monitoring process prevented the completion of monitoring during the year.
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, a division of Japanese parent company Fujifilm Corp, plans to expand its job force at its Holly Springs location with an additional 680 jobs and a $1.2 billion investment as part of a $15 million Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) awarded by the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Economic Investment Committee (NCEIC).
The US House voted this week to reauthorize a federal jobs act that would open up opportunities for a handful of individual states to consolidate and simplify the way safety-net programs are administered. HR 6655, a Stronger Workforce for America Act, revises the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act for the first time since 2014. The...
The 17th edition of the annual rankings placed the Tar Heel State as having the fourth best economic outlook among the 50 states, after turning in the eleventh ranked economic performance.
Meteorologists warn to only attempt to view the eclipse using glasses designed for that purpose. Prime viewing from the central part of the state should be beginning at 2pm and lasting through 4:30pm, with a peak around 3:12pm.
This week on the Debrief, Vice President Kamala Harris is back in North Carolina, for the second time in two weeks, and there will be s a new name on your November presidential ballot. What is a “benefits cliff?” We’ll explain how a raise can be a net loss for those on entitlement programs, plus...
Drivers across the country will be paying more for their auto insurance this year, according to a report from ValuePenguin.com. While that includes North Carolina, drivers in the Tar Heel State are expected to pay less than their counterparts.
The North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicle is set to increase prices by nearly 20% starting in July as state law requires increases every four years.
