Council of State meeting announced NC's record setting in new business development, reciept of 3 million eggs as part of a settlement and other updates from state officials.
State Auditor Dave Boliek says his office is seeing a growing trend of financial difficulties in municipalities across North Carolina.
A June 15 release date of a new state budget from the North Carolina General Assembly has been circulating in Raleigh over the past several days. While he remains hopeful that it is true, Democratic Gov. Josh Stein said he isn’t so sure based on past experience.
On Wednesday, Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order that prohibits state employees from using inside information they obtain at work to make bets on prediction markets like Kalshi or Polymarket.
Gov. Josh Stein is calling a proposed constitutional amendment to lower the state’s constitutional income tax cap from 7% to 3.5% "a con, a cynical shell game and a millionaire protection cap" that will only hurt the average North Carolinian and benefit the wealthy.
he Town of Littleton, Halifax County, faced financial scrutiny at last week’s Local Government Commission meeting.
Local Government Commission (LGC) officials on Wednesday agreed to postpone a potential state takeover of Rocky Mount’s finances, contingent on the city complying with specific requirements.
In 1994, the SD-15 race pitted Democratic incumbent Elaine Marshall against Republican challenger Dan Page, no known relation to Sam Page in the current too-close-to-call state Senate race.
Gov. Josh Stein calls on the General Assembly to pass what he calls a “$1.4 billion critical needs budget" to cover key areas left unfunded without a biennial budget.
State leaders continue to lament the lack of a state budget in North Carolina, saying that unless something is done very soon, some departments and agencies may be facing a crisis, such as Secretary of State Elaine Marshall’s office.
The state auditor released a 661-page report showing 8,846 long-term vacancies across 46 state agencies, totaling $1.04 billion in lapsed salary.
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