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Audit: NCDPS didn’t accurately report data to HUD because they didn’t fully understand requirements

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) didn’t accurately report Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) financial data to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) because they didn’t fully understand the reporting requirements.

Theresa Opeka
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Trimming the fat: As federal debt soars, North Carolina leaders focus on cutting waste at the state level too

While the North Carolina per capita debt is $416 per person, Boliek explained, the per capita debt at the federal level is $106,000 per person. Boliek explained that efficiency measures at the federal government are not going to be in any way similar to the scale of efficiency that his office will be working to find in North Carolina.

Brianna Kraemer
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WakeMed Accuses UNC Health Care of Using Unfair Practices

RALEIGH — WakeMed officials claim the state-owned UNC Health Care has used taxpayer money to expand its network of providers, particularly in profitable areas such as cardiac care, leaving the private, non-profit WakeMed to shoulder 80 percent of costs for treating uninsured patients in Wake County.

Kristy Bailey

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