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DPI recovered $164,317 of the $165,431 that was sent to the individual, alleging to be the head of the school.
Published: Sunday, August 27th, 2023 @ 8:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Access to nutritious food is foundational for overall health and well-being.
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 @ 11:44 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will allow a taxpayer from North Carolina to proceed with a lawsuit seeking a 2013 federal tax refund. Judges rejected government arguments that the suit should be dismissed.
Published: Tuesday, July 11th, 2023 @ 5:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The federal government wasted as much as $247 billion in payment errors during fiscal year 2022, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office released at the end of last month.
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2023 @ 11:55 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Bill Would Allow Retirement Systems' Flexibility in Recovering Overpayments
Published: Sunday, May 28th, 2023 @ 4:41 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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More than 60% of people requesting an emergency grant waited between 31 to 153 days for help. Federal law requires that Emergency Solutions Grant Program funds be paid within 30 days.
Published: Saturday, May 20th, 2023 @ 9:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Not only did the glut of coronavirus-tied bailouts likely result in billions of dollars of fraud, but it happened because government agencies in many cases did not take even basic steps to prevent it, and in other cases have declined to try to claw back improper payments
Published: Saturday, February 11th, 2023 @ 9:47 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Approximately $166 million in unemployment benefits were paid out incorrectly over the last several years in North Carolina. That’s according to a report from State Auditor Beth Wood’s office.
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2022 @ 7:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Another report out this week from the N.C. Office of the State Auditor shows inadequate monitoring of funds and deficiencies from departments including the N.C. Department of Public Safety and N.C. Pandemic Recovery Office.
Published: Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 @ 8:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state auditor’s office found that a former accounting technician in the town of Spring Lake misappropriated more than $430,000 in taxpayer funds for personal use and has referred its report to the FBI and State Bureau of Investigation for a possible criminal investigation.
Published: Monday, March 21st, 2022 @ 11:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State auditors found Roanoke-Chowan Community College issued more than $10.3 million in checks with invalid signatures between August 2019 and August 2020, putting the school at increased risk of fraud.
Published: Sunday, August 8th, 2021 @ 7:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper was in Charlotte Monday to welcome the Centene Corporation, a provider of managed care services for Medicaid, public, and private health plans.
Published: Sunday, June 27th, 2021 @ 12:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Ohio Congressman Bob Gibbs (R) on Friday penned a letter to Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz asking for an investigation into widespread unemployment fraud that has taken place throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 7:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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NCACC Weekly Update — May 14
Published: Monday, May 17th, 2021 @ 1:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCACC Weekly Update — May 7
Published: Thursday, May 13th, 2021 @ 10:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In yet another sign of turmoil at the N.C. Division of Employment Security, officials announced this week the division overpaid more than $69 million in unemployment benefits last year.
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2021 @ 1:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the United States economy into an economic crisis.
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2021 @ 4:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Cooper Administration Demands Unemployment Benefits Back Right Before Christmas
Published: Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 @ 12:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's a feature in reporting about solar energy to discuss how dramatically its costs have declined.
Published: Monday, December 30th, 2019 @ 7:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Republicans are again pushing State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s request to limit risk in the underfunded state pension plan by narrowing the number of retirement options.
Published: Saturday, May 4th, 2019 @ 1:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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An audit released Monday, April 8, highlighted a series of errors and weaknesses in DHHS operations.
Published: Wednesday, April 24th, 2019 @ 11:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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We can thank North Carolina law — and Gov. Roy Cooper — for the higher bills that come with long-term solar energy contracts Duke has been forced to accept.
Published: Sunday, April 21st, 2019 @ 11:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell wants the U.S. Department of Justice to require all North Carolina hospitals to be transparent in their pricing and recover excessive charges hospitals made to the State Health Plan
Published: Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 @ 2:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell says the State Health Plan is paying UNC Health Care too much for member services and treatments
Published: Monday, September 10th, 2018 @ 10:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I have written a couple of articles about the County Manager signing the Social Services memorandum of understanding without the approval the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners.
Published: Sunday, September 2nd, 2018 @ 4:12 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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North Carolina has collected less state revenue so far than projected for the 2017-18 fiscal year, to the tune of about $134 million
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2017 @ 7:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Wake County Sheriff’s Office personnel double-dipped by claiming their normal work pay while getting off-duty compensation for working at the State Fair, a report by State Auditor Beth Wood concludes
Published: Friday, October 27th, 2017 @ 1:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced bipartisan legislation that would improve veterans' experience when using GI Bill education benefits
Published: Saturday, July 15th, 2017 @ 6:17 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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In today's world of politics the common citizen is of no value to politicians except at election time. I have seen the dismissal of incredibly important citizen issues by politicians and governmental officials at every level of government.
Published: Saturday, April 22nd, 2017 @ 9:56 am
By: Adam O'Neal
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Vidant Medical Center was included in a nationwide audit on the use of specific diagnostic codes (261 and 262) which, when added to a Medicare claim, usually results in a higher Medicare payment.
Published: Friday, April 21st, 2017 @ 3:31 pm
By: Betty Murphy
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The state's Medicaid program is not detecting or preventing waste, fraud, and abuse due to lack of staff, bureaucratic cooperation, and proper documentation, and the Medicaid Program Integrity Section is paying outside contractors much more to root out those problems than they return in savings
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 @ 9:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In July 2016, the NC State Treasurer released annual performance figures for the N.C. pension fund
Published: Monday, October 10th, 2016 @ 8:54 am
By: Russell Allen
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