Dale Folwell

While you might assume incorrectly that the Office of State Treasurer is where tax revenue gets processed, it’s actually a key position that oversees pension fund investments for state retirees and manages the state employees’ healthcare plan.

North Carolina’s state treasurer Dale Folwell has put out an urgent call to shore up funding for state health plan. Lawmakers haven’t budged.

A commission managed the Cumberland County town's budget after an audit uncovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in misspent funds.

Aetna is poised to manage health coverage plan benefits for North Carolina state workers and teachers next year because Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina won't appeal a judge’s decision that upheld Aetna as the next contract winner.

State investigators launched a probe in March after checks of 2022 trips conducted by a Department of Administration division. Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said she asked the State Bureau of Investigation to look into the trips.

Nearly seven years after North Carolina repealed the “bathroom bill” that led to national headlines and economic boycotts, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is bringing back the issue of bathroom requirements for transgender people.

The two leading candidates for governor have raised millions of dollars more than their opponents leading up to the March 5 primary.

North Carolina is facing an affordable housing crisis, and it’s become an issue in the race for governor. One Republican candidate is proposing a tax credit for first-time homebuyers.

The North Carolina State Health Plan board of trustees will consider dropping coverage of GLP-1 medications like Wegovy and Saxenda. The plan currently covers more than 24,000 people with a prescription for weight loss.

Not only will voters in North Carolina cast their ballots in a U.S. Presidential race in 2024, but they'll elect a new governor for the state too as Democrat Roy Cooper wraps up his tenure.