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NCDOL recovers record $3.7M in unpaid wages for NC workers
A record-breaking $3.7 million in unpaid wages have been recovered by the North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL) for workers in 89 of the state’s 100 counties.
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Judge signs order ending lawsuit over NC Medicaid autism services
A Wake County judge has signed off on a deal ending a lawsuit over autism services provided through North Carolina’s Medicaid program.
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NC joins lawsuit over FEMA grant conditions
NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined a coalition of attorneys general from 22 states and the District of Columbia, and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, in a lawsuit filed in Rhode Island on July 23 against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for threatening to withhold more than $1 billion in homeland security and disaster-response grants to states unless they adopt the Trump administration policies on elections and immigration.
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Audit finds $97.3M in NC DPS financial reporting errors
The NC DPS had $97.3 million in financial reporting errors for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2025, according to an audit released on Wednesday NCOSA.
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State audit flags financial control failures in Zebulon
A lack of sufficient internal controls over finances, and excessive expenditures on travel expenses are just some of the issues described in a Rapid Response Special Report released by the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (NCOSA) on the Town of Zebulon.
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Property tax rates to rise in 4 of NC’s 5 biggest counties
County managers across the five counties cited many of the same fiscal pressures: rising costs, school funding needs, public safety demands, slower revenue growth, and uncertainty over state and federal funding.
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Consent order would end lawsuit over NC Medicaid autism services
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and families that use Medicaid-funded autism services have reached a deal that would end a 2025 lawsuit.
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NC audits reveal unemployment benefit delays, $47M in fraud
Two new audits from the state auditor found a 15-year pattern of delayed first-round unemployment benefit payments and more than $47 million in fraudulent benefit overpayments.
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US Senate NDAA includes funding for NC military installations
The Senate Armed Services Committee advanced the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on June 12 in an 18–9 vote, with several provisions benefiting North Carolina military installations.
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State flags Littleton over audit delays, financial concerns
he Town of Littleton, Halifax County, faced financial scrutiny at last week’s Local Government Commission meeting.
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Judge refuses to dismiss suit over funding NC Medicaid autism services
A Wake County judge refused Monday to dismiss a lawsuit over state funding of Medicaid services for children with autism. The state had argued that the case was moot.
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Parties disagree over future of NC Medicaid autism services suit
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit over Medicaid-funded services for children with autism dispute North Carolina health officials’ argument that the case is now moot.
