Treasurer Folwell and TSERS Board of Trustees Acknowledge His Contributions to the Retirement Systems
Published: Friday, July 29th, 2022 @ 9:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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May I tell you a bit about the pioneering Campbells of eastern North Carolina?
Published: Sunday, December 27th, 2020 @ 10:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Now that North Carolina knows how much it can borrow, politicians are arguing about how much the state should borrow.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2020 @ 3:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state panel that determines how much money North Carolina can prudently borrow over the next 10 years rejected an appeal Wednesday by Gov. Roy Cooper's budget director to triple the state's debt ceiling from $2.03 billion to more than $6 billion.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2019 @ 2:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell knows how to pinch pennies in both his state government role and in his personal life. He showed up at Carolina Journal for an interview with Associate Editor Dan Way, pleased to explain a sack brimming with hot dogs
Published: Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 @ 3:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Many of us have a 401-k plan, a pension or private investment portfolio. We often seek investment advice from stock brokers, money managers, newsletters, tips from friends or our own research, but none of us has a $93 billion investment portfolio like the Teachers and State Employees Retirement Fund
Published: Friday, August 11th, 2017 @ 9:42 am
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina's public employees retirement system is underfunded, bled more than $2 billion in red ink in the most recent 12-month period reported, and is outperformed by most other states, data show.
Published: Friday, August 19th, 2016 @ 10:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's public employees retirement system is underfunded, bled more than $2 billion in red ink in the most recent 12-month period reported, and is outperformed by most other states, data show
Published: Thursday, August 18th, 2016 @ 4:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For those of you who don't know -- NC Spin is a little show broadcast each week, aired in the wee hours of the morning on obscure stations, and hosted by Tom
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 11:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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State Treasurer Janet Cowell's surprise announcement she wouldn't seek re-election left many wondering who should be the next "keeper of the public purse."
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 1:31 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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When the framers of our state’s Constitution were assigning duties and responsibilities to the various branches of government they wisely delegated to the voters decision-making responsibility for should government incurring debt.
Published: Sunday, June 28th, 2015 @ 10:47 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina legislators have been to school in the complications and frustrations resulting from tax policy changes.
Published: Friday, August 8th, 2014 @ 1:07 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Governor Pat McCrory is correct in pointing out the deplorable conditions in many state buildings and properties.
Published: Sunday, February 2nd, 2014 @ 6:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Investing 83 billion dollars for more than 875,000 current and retired public employees is an awesome responsibility, one North Carolina delegates to our State Treasurer.
Published: Friday, January 10th, 2014 @ 3:44 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Government is nothing more than a social contract. An essential function of government is to provide infrastructure for the common good that is too costly, too big or impractical for individuals to undertake themselves.
Published: Saturday, May 11th, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The drumbeat for tax reform in 2013 is growing louder with each passing day, but ask those beating the drums what they mean by reform and you get very different answers.
Published: Saturday, January 12th, 2013 @ 9:14 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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We yearn for that bright future but seem unwilling to take care of what we already have. This failure to invest in infrastructure will result in lost jobs, lost opportunities and even lost lives.
Published: Thursday, December 6th, 2012 @ 5:47 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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