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North Carolina Treasury Secretary Dale Folwell, and now, challenging for the seat of North Carolina's governor visits with Eastern North Carolina NOW's publisher, Stan Deatherage, to discuss the multiple jobs of the Secretary, his commitment to performance, and that lurking elected position hence.
Published: Monday, September 23rd, 2024 @ 5:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Parent Company Unilever, PLC, and its Subsidiaries Included in Action
Published: Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 @ 10:56 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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UNC Health and ECU Leave State Employees and Taxpayers with a $1 Billion Bill and Threaten the Tax-Exempt Status of the Pension Plan
Published: Thursday, December 28th, 2023 @ 5:07 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Lawmakers vote to ban ESG investing in state pension plans, pushback on plans to tap Mandy Cohen for head of the federal Centers for Disease Control, and Fort Bragg gets a name change
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 9:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Two distinct but almost textually identical bills banning ESG investment criteria have passed their respective legislative bodies, signaling the strong possibility that either bill becomes law.
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 7:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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An Act to Address the Use of Environmental, Social, and Governance Criteria by State Agencies and State Pension Plan Fiduciaries
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 1:21 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Department of State Treasurer Cooperating With Local Officials to Help Identify Solutions; City of Winston-Salem Earns Gold Medal For Foresight and Funding Discipline
Published: Wednesday, July 5th, 2023 @ 8:16 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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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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Bill left off a committee calendar
Published: Sunday, April 30th, 2023 @ 8:23 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Pension plans for state government retirees are strained
Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 @ 12:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s state pension system was among the victims of the recent collapse of two large Silicon Valley, California banks, with the loss of millions in stock at both banks.
Published: Monday, April 10th, 2023 @ 1:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Multiple Republican state attorneys general filed suit against the Labor Department over a measure that would nix a previous ban on environmental, social, and corporate governance investments, also known as ESG, among fiduciaries managing retirement funds.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 5:19 am
By: Daily Wire
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned about the national debt, expressing concern that the federal government’s obligations will eventually create a financial meltdown even as markets exhibit apathy toward the problem in the near term.
Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2023 @ 12:33 pm
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell had some good news to share regarding pension systems in the state at his monthly “Ask Me Anything” Q&A on Dec. 6.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 10:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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For the fourth year in a row, negotiations have resulted in substantial savings for dental, vision and identity theft protection
Published: Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 @ 3:43 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Several Republican state attorneys general informed asset manager BlackRock last week that its shareholder activism efforts “may violate multiple state laws.”
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2022 @ 2:21 pm
By: Daily Wire
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More and more taxes
Published: Sunday, August 14th, 2022 @ 4:52 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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BlackRock lost $1.7 trillion of its clients’ money since the beginning of the year — the largest sum ever lost by a single firm over a six-month period, according to a Wednesday report from Bloomberg analyst Marc Rubenstein.
Published: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 @ 11:32 am
By: Daily Wire
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Past time govt's have stolen retirement accounts
Published: Saturday, April 9th, 2022 @ 6:43 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Turmoil in Town of Spring Lake on Agenda for Monthly Teleconference with Reporters
Published: Saturday, April 2nd, 2022 @ 11:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell wants Congress to allow state pension funds to seek damages through U.S. courts. His requested change in federal law could lead to seizure of Russian assets and properties.
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 @ 9:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. House, Senate Urge Congress to Change Law so State Pensions Can Recover Losses from Russia
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2022 @ 9:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Calls on Congress to Amend Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to Allow Possible Recoupment of Investment Losses; Urges General Assembly to Pass Resolution
Published: Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 @ 10:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Truth in Accounting, an organization dedicated to educating the public about government financial information, released their 2022 Financial State of the Cities report today.
Published: Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022 @ 4:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Cities and Counties Won't Need to Increase Property Taxes
Published: Monday, January 10th, 2022 @ 2:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a move that will make government-employee pensions less risky for taxpayers, N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell announced Tuesday, Feb. 2, that the assumed rate of return on the main state retirement plan will be lowered.
Published: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 @ 2:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As long as I am President, we will never waver in our undying loyalty to the American worker.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2020 @ 8:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina received a “C” for poor fiscal management from the national nonprofit Truth in Accounting.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2020 @ 12:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The COVID-19 pandemic could still threaten the long-term stability of state employee pensions, even though the state pension plan has recovered from the stock market crash, the state treasurer says.
Published: Wednesday, August 5th, 2020 @ 12:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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During Sunshine Week — seven days highlighting the public’s right to know about what happens behind the government’s closed doors — much of North Carolina’s health care system remains in the shade.
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2020 @ 9:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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At a certain age, everyone begins to wonder, “Have I saved enough for retirement?”
Published: Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 @ 3:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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At a certain age, everyone begins to wonder, “Have I saved enough for retirement?”
Published: Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 @ 7:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s state pension plan is prepared to weather another recession, a Pew Charitable Trusts stress test says.
Published: Thursday, December 5th, 2019 @ 12:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 2019-20 General Assembly session is well under way. Bills are being filed and committees are meeting, but the attention will soon fall on the biennial budget, which the governor introduced this week and included new and expanded spending, including a 9.1 percent raise for teachers
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 10:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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