News
New Trump Accounts could benefit 2 million NC children
Parents in North Carolina and across the US have a new way of helping provide for their child’s financial future.
Opinion
Performance audits would improve NC elections
Those post-election audits, known as “performance” or “procedural” audits, are not just retabulating ballots to see if the count is about the same as the original tabulation but are for “ensuring the correct process and procedures were followed during the course of the election.”
News
Boliek announces Beth Wood internship, honors ex-auditor
A new internship program in the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor named after former state auditor Beth Wood was announced earlier this week by State Auditor Dave Boliek.
News
Stein presses legislature for $1.4B ‘critical needs budget’
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.
News
Appeals Court takes on NC elections board appointments dispute
Control over appointments to North Carolina’s State Board of Elections depends on the outcome of a legal dispute that headed to the state’s second-highest court Tuesday afternoon.
News
Winter weather threat delays elections board case at NC Appeals Court
North Carolina’s winter weather threat has prompted the state Appeals Court to postpone oral arguments in a dispute over state elections board appointments.
News
Boliek urges NC Appeals Court to note its recent Stein v. Hall ruling
Auditor Dave Boliek hopes the state Appeals Court’s recent ruling in a case pitting the governor against top legislators will affect another case with the same parties.
News
Farley said recent court ruling threatens Council of State
NC Labor Commissioner Luke Farley said he would file an amicus brief over the ruling a three-judge panel made last month that initially blocked the NC General Assembly’s plan to shift oversight of the NC State Board of Elections (NCSBE) to State Auditor Dave Boliek, calling it an "existential threat" to the future of the Council of State.
News
NC AG sounds alarm on prison phones, genetic data security, and toll scam
At this month’s Council of State meeting, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson talked about his office, which, with the Tennessee AG’s office and 29 other AGs, led a letter to Congress urging them to pass legislation that would allow states to deploy cell phone jamming systems to jails and prisons.
News
The new elevator guy? Farley unveils new elevator inspection certificate and his policy priorities
North Carolina Labor Commissioner Luke Farley unveiled the new elevator inspection certificate with his picture and signature Wednesday morning at the Department of Labor. In an exclusive interview with Carolina Journal, he explained that the certificate holds significance as one of his campaign promises to North Carolinians.
News
Causey stresses need for flood insurance after Helene at Council of State meeting
At Tuesday’s Council of State meeting, North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey, a Republican, once again stressed the need for flood insurance after the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina.
Opinion
NC Democrats earned every right to brag
Despite a net loss of nearly 700,000 registered voters as compared to state Republicans over the last decade, NC Democrats remain competitive on a statewide basis.
