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A follow-up report from the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor has uncovered additional alleged financial management failures in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, including roughly $15 million in expenditures that were kept off the district’s books for months.
Published: Sunday, March 8th, 2026 @ 11:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State Board of Elections staff on Wednesday, October 8, will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand in the counties with October municipal elections.
Published: Saturday, October 11th, 2025 @ 7:50 pm
By: ENC NOW
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A rapid response report from the North Carolina State Auditor’s Office (OSA) is raising serious concerns about safety on the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) more than a month after the murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska.
Published: Monday, October 6th, 2025 @ 9:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RINO establishment candidate slips in for State Auditor
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2024 @ 9:23 am
By: John Steed
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A Wake County grand jury handed up an indictment Tuesday against North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood for allegedly using a state vehicle for private purposes.
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 @ 11:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood announced Wednesday at the end of a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing that she is not seeking re-election in 2024.
Published: Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 @ 12:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new state audit has revealed a troubling trend for student attendance records in six North Carolina school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2024 @ 10:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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I wish to congratulate newly appointed State Auditor Jessica Holmes and welcome her to the Council of State.
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2024 @ 8:13 am
By: ENC NOW
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New Law Addresses Local Governments Not Submitting Financial Audits on Time
Published: Thursday, January 25th, 2024 @ 12:54 am
By: ENC NOW
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I was sorry to hear the news that State Auditor Beth Wood will not seek reelection in 2024.
Published: Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 @ 2:06 am
By: ENC NOW
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Disney's special governing district was “a stunning deviation from the good governance standards of the State of Florida,” audit concludes
Published: Thursday, December 21st, 2023 @ 8:35 am
By: Daily Wire
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State Board of Elections staff on Wednesday, November 8, will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand as part of a statutorily required post-election audit for the November 7 municipal elections.
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 4:21 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Officials from the Town of Farmville in Pitt County have come under fire in a recent audit by North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood’s office for allegations, including that the town lost thousands of dollars while conducting town business.
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 3:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood is being accused of overstepping her authority in a lawsuit filed by Cumberland County Sheriff Ennis Wright.
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 8:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Cumberland County sheriff has sued the Office of the State Auditor over its investigation of his office
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 3:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Board of Elections staff on Wednesday, October 11, will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand as part of a statutorily required post-election audit for the October 10 municipal elections.
Published: Wednesday, October 11th, 2023 @ 11:06 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The State Board of Elections on Wednesday, September 13, will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand as part of a statutorily required post-election audit for the municipal primaries in Charlotte and Sanford.
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 @ 2:38 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The Office of State Budget and Management’s (OSBM) North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office (NCPRO) didn’t ensure state funds were spent appropriately. That’s according to an audit released by State Auditor Beth Wood’s office.
Published: Monday, August 28th, 2023 @ 8:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper signed two bills into law Monday and vetoed three, with one in particular raising disapproval from two Council of State members who call for lawmakers to override it.
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 5:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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SB299 Provides Local Government Commission With Tools to Help Ensure Audit Rules Are Followed
Published: Friday, July 21st, 2023 @ 11:42 am
By: ENC NOW
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An Act to Increase Compliance by Counties and Municipalities That Fail to Timely Submit an Annual Audit Report
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2023 @ 4:32 pm
By: ENC NOW
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An audit from the North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood’s office reveals that the state’s Pandemic Recovery Office didn’t properly monitor $159.9 million in federal COVID-19 funds.
Published: Friday, May 19th, 2023 @ 8:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina State Auditor’s Office found that the N.C. Department of Public Instruction had some issues during a Statewide Federal Compliance Audit.
Published: Tuesday, May 9th, 2023 @ 11:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood pleaded guilty today to a hit-and-run charge for a December accident involving a state-owned vehicle in Wake County Court.
Published: Friday, April 14th, 2023 @ 8:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State Department says a congressional panel consisting of former military officials involved in the blunders, activists, and defense contractor executives should do the probe instead.
Published: Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 @ 12:58 am
By: Daily Wire
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A new court date has been set for North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood, who was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run incident on Dec. 8 in downtown Raleigh.
Published: Friday, February 10th, 2023 @ 10:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s State Auditor Beth Wood released a statement Jan. 23 apologizing for a hit-and-run accident in December that resulted in her state-owned vehicle partially sitting atop another parked car.
Published: Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 @ 11:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A performance audit released Thursday by North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood’s office regarding the North Carolina Medical Board raises concerns for patient safety across the state.
Published: Monday, January 30th, 2023 @ 10:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, asked State Auditor Beth Wood about findings from an audit of COVID-19 relief funds.
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 @ 9:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The audit found as of June 30, OSBM disbursed $740 million to state agencies, $38 million to public schools and higher education, and $524 million for employee bonuses and benefits
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 7:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The State Board of Elections on Wednesday, December 7, will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand as part of a statutorily required post-election audit for the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education runoff election.
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 @ 10:59 pm
By: ENC NOW
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With post-election processes -- including required audits -- nearly complete, the NC State Board of Elections will meet on Tuesday, November 29, to certify final results of the 2022 general election.
Published: Friday, November 25th, 2022 @ 5:36 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The State Board of Elections on Wednesday, November 9, will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand as part of a statutorily required post-election audit.
Published: Saturday, November 12th, 2022 @ 8:57 am
By: ENC NOW
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A record-setting 184 state employees from nine state agencies and three University of North Carolina System institutions will be honored with Governor’s Awards for Excellence at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 in Jones Auditorium on the campus of Meredith College.
Published: Wednesday, October 26th, 2022 @ 4:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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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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The North Carolina Council of State meets once a month to deliver updates on state agencies. The council is made up of ten elected leaders of departments within the executive branch, plus the Governor, Lt. Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Treasurer, and the State Auditor.
Published: Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 @ 10:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In a YouTube video two candidates for Johnston County School Board call for a state audit of the system's finances.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 3:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Staff errors led to a series of financial missteps at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, according to the results of a new audit from the office of N.C. State Auditor Beth Wood.
Published: Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 @ 1:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Folwell said some audit firms have been slow in completing local government audits or not communicating or responding to queries about the status of outstanding audits, in turn leaving communities in non-compliance with the state.
Published: Sunday, July 24th, 2022 @ 6:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Local Government Commission Continues Grappling With Missing Government Audits
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 9:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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