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Gov. Josh Stein is calling on the General Assembly to pass what he calls a “$1.4 million critical needs budget,” as members of the Council of State from both major parties said in their last meeting they are reaching a breaking point.
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 @ 12:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Bureaucracy is the enemy of conservatism
Published: Thursday, June 26th, 2025 @ 8:46 pm
By: Nick Fritz
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RINO replaces stalwart conservative Dale Folwell as State Treasurer
Published: Monday, December 2nd, 2024 @ 5:53 pm
By: John Steed
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Cecil Ellsworth Allcox, age 89, a resident of Washington, North Carolina, passed peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 @ 7:01 am
By: Announcements
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Biden cuts to Medicare Advantage will hit in 2025
Published: Thursday, April 4th, 2024 @ 11:32 am
By: John Steed
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Financial asset manager BlackRock said in its annual report that environmental, social, and governance policies could hurt its bottom line after Republican state officials cut ties with the company over its ties to China and climate activism.
Published: Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 @ 7:01 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The state Supreme will not issue an order blocking its own March 2022 decision in a legal fight over government retiree health benefits. That decision allowed retirees to pursue a lawsuit to restore a discarded premium-free health care option.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 4:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This week, absent Governor Cooper's signature, the NC General Assembly's 2023-24/2024-25 biennium budget recommendations became law.
Published: Wednesday, February 14th, 2024 @ 11:48 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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A unanimous state Court of Appeals panel has ruled in favor of the state retirement system and against the Harnett County school board in a pension-spiking dispute.
Published: Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 @ 8:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A retirees' group working with high-profile Democratic lawyer Marc Elias is suing in federal court to block North Carolina's 30-day residency requirement for voters.
Published: Saturday, January 27th, 2024 @ 12:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state retirement system and top legislative leaders are asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to dismiss the Wilson County school board's appeal in a pension-spiking dispute.
Published: Friday, January 26th, 2024 @ 11:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A Republican candidate in the 2024 race for North Carolina’s next attorney general has changed course and has decided to run for a different office.
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2024 @ 12:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The full slate of 4th Circuit US Court of Appeals judges offered Thursday contrasting views over a dispute involving North Carolina State Health Plan coverage for transgender health care.
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2024 @ 6:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Wilson County school board is asking the state Supreme Court to review a $400,000 penalty linked to the state's law against pension spiking.
Published: Saturday, December 30th, 2023 @ 11:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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High Medication Cost Leads State Health Plan to Consider Removing GLP-1 Drugs from Coverage
Published: Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 @ 3:32 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Nearly three months into the fiscal year, a budget bill has finally arrived
Published: Monday, December 11th, 2023 @ 12:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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One-Time Supplemental Payment Granted by General Assembly for TSERS, CJRS and LRS
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 5:09 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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New Program Partners with CVS Caremark, GoodRx, to Target Some High-Cost Prescriptions, Lowering Out-of-Pocket Costs for Members
Published: Tuesday, December 5th, 2023 @ 2:24 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The insurance could be used to cover gender services for minors.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 9:55 am
By: Daily Wire
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today voted for a short-term funding bill to keep the government operational through November 17. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act passed by a vote of 335-91.
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2023 @ 2:08 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolinians who are on the State Health Plan (SHP) for their medical insurance will not see an increase in their premiums for the 2024 benefit year. State Treasurer Dale Folwell and the SHP Board of Trustees agreed to the freeze for the sixth year in a row.
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 12:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled Sept. 21 for oral arguments in a case involving N.C. State Health Plan coverage of treatments used by transgender patients.
Published: Sunday, October 8th, 2023 @ 8:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State budget writers have once again failed to pass a state budget by the beginning of the fiscal year
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 12:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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“It could ultimately have an impact on not only its operating budgets from a year-to-year basis but also have an impact on our gigantic unfunded healthcare liability,” Folwell said.
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 8:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A total of seven laws enacted during the 2023 General Assembly session took effect on July 1st.
Published: Friday, September 22nd, 2023 @ 5:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Government retirees object to a proposed "writ of prohibition" from the N.C. Supreme Court that would stop them from pursuing a class-action lawsuit. The retirees want the state to restore premium-free health benefits they enjoyed before a change in state law in 2011.
Published: Saturday, September 16th, 2023 @ 3:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Friday afternoon, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed two bills including one that would prevent state pension money from being invested using environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in state investment decisions.
Published: Wednesday, September 6th, 2023 @ 8:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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6th Straight Year Premium Rates Remain Steady, Benefiting Teachers and State Employees
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 8:13 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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State Health Plan Rate Decision Will Be Focus of Monthly Ask Me Anything Q&A
Published: Friday, August 11th, 2023 @ 8:46 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell is warning of a potential financial crisis for retiree healthcare provided by local governments across the state.
Published: Monday, August 7th, 2023 @ 3:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the North Carolina Senate passed House Bill 750 (H.B. 750), a bill that prohibits the use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria from being a factor in state investment decisions, by a vote of 29-18.
Published: Sunday, August 6th, 2023 @ 8:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawyers representing the state government health and retirement plans and Treasurer Dale Folwell seek a rare "writ of prohibition" from the N.C. Supreme Court. The writ would block a 2022 ruling linked to government retirees' health benefits.
Published: Thursday, August 3rd, 2023 @ 4:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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