A little over a year ago, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) received accolades for repaying a state loan two years ahead of schedule and becoming more financially stable than in years past. But there are growing fears that stability might be short-lived.
North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell has submitted a framework for draft legislation that introduces a monthly $25 employer match for nearly 350,000 active members in the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System (TSERS), Consolidated Judicial Retirement System (CJRS), Legislative Retirement System (LRS) and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP).
North Carolina is generally seen as a purple state, maybe with a small red lean. And because of that, the government is often divided, with the legislature, Supreme Court, Governor’s Mansion, and other major offices split between parties. This has meant that neither side has been able to completely shut the other out of major...
Every year I have hope that whatever sane adults exist in positions of power will come together to ensure we never again have to deal with government-mandated clock shifting. But every year the disappointing “spring forward” arrives, as it did this week. There may not be a better example of the hubris of government than...
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has replenished the state’s Highway Trust Fund (HTF) with $1.1 billion – two years ahead of schedule.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include information on the U.S. Senate’s vote on Tuesday March 14, 2022 to make Daylight Savings Time permanent. There aren’t many things that bring people from all sides together politically these days. But ending the practice of putting our clocks forward in the spring then backward in...
The N.C. House has approved a measure that could pave the way for ending the state’s twice-a-year ritual of setting clocks forward and back. After less than five minutes of discussion, House members voted 99-16 to approve House Bill 307. It could lead to the end of spring and fall time changes within the state....
N.C. Rep. Jason Saine, R-Lincoln, has introduced a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent in the Tar Heel State. House Bill 307 asks Congress to allow North Carolina to use daylight time year-round. The state now switches its standard time twice each year. People set clocks forward by one hour to Eastern Daylight...
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