State Budget

Those agencies, as well as the State Bureau of Investigation, told a legislative committee that lagging salaries are making it difficult to recruit and retain employees for key positions.

North Carolina could remain without a new budget until at least April. Lawmakers had scheduled their first session of 2026 this week but aren't planning to hold any votes.

New business formations reached record pace in North Carolina in the second half of 2025. Elaine Marshall says her team needs more staff to handle all the paperwork.

The General Assembly provided $500 million to the program this summer. DHHS says it needs $319 million more.

Some of North Carolina's 27 state historic sites will soon be open to visitors on Sundays, but the initiative wasn’t developed by the agency overseeing the attractions.

The North Carolina legislature opened a brief session Tuesday. But lawmakers aren't holding any votes, and they still haven't reached agreement on a budget.

North Carolina's so-called Medicaid "rebase" comes up more than $300 million short of what state health officials say they need.

State House and Senate leaders still haven’t reached an agreement on a budget for the fiscal year that started this month, but on Tuesday they introduced a “mini-budget” bill to fund urgent needs like teacher pay and Medicaid coverage.

Two years ago, state lawmakers allocated $500 million to a group that helps academic researchers turn their work into business start-ups. But as the organization issues its first grants, the legislature could soon take back the money.

In addition to the federal funding cut threats that public broadcasters across the country are facing, PBS North Carolina could also lose a big chunk of its state funding this year.