Democrat Governor-elect Josh Stein has added names to his transition team and gave an update on its progression on Thursday.
A new poll by Carolina Journal shows Republican candidate for state treasurer Brad Briner with a slight lead over his Democratic opponent, State Rep. Wesley Harris, which may indicate voters’ confidence in which candidate is the most qualified for the position.
A former North Carolina state senator joins the growing list of candidates for the 2024 Republican nomination for state auditor.
One of new state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs’ last actions as a state Appeals Court judge was a ruling favoring WBTV in its public records dispute with the city of Charlotte. Riggs wrote the opinion for a unanimous three-judge panel favoring the television station’s owner, Gray Media. Appellate judges on Tuesday reversed a trial court decision favoring the city.
The NC Court of Appeals questioned Tuesday whether Charlotte city government should have turned over records of city council surveys more quickly when WBTV requested those records. The city’s obligation to produce those survey results makes up the heart of the debate in Gray Media Group v. City of Charlotte.
A coalition of media groups is taking interest in a public records dispute at the N.C. Court of Appeals. The case involves WBTV’s request for surveys completed by members of the Charlotte City Council in late 2020. The coalition filed paperwork Thursday seeking permission to file a friend-of-the-court brief in the case.
Senate District 41 (Northern and western Mecklenburg County). • Jeffrey Tarte, Republican. (Three-term incumbent). Occupation: Founder and chairman emeritus of Applied Revenue Analytics, a multimillion-dollar consulting firm. Education: University of Illinois, economics degree. Attended executive education courses at Duke University Fuqua School of Business, and Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. Career Highlights: Former partner,...
When state government gets back just 19 cents of every dollar spent on film incentives, it’s hard to make a case that the incentives lead to an economic boon.
RALEIGH — The 25-percent refundable state tax credit offered to film production companies may be in trouble. New legislation may be drafted to preserve incentives for filmmakers, but it’s not clear how many jobs the industry provides in North Carolina, and whether offering tax credits is a net economic benefit to the state or simply a drain on the treasury.
RALEIGH — The Department of Health and Human Services is taking an “unbelievably risky” approach to activating a nearly half-billion-dollar, high-powered Medicaid computer system, one state senator says. And a blistering state audit says NCTracks, plagued by major delays and cost overruns, may not be ready as its launch date draws near.
If state government were a corporation subject to standard accounting requirements, it would be in breach of them.
