State agencies this week announced updates tied to public safety, public health, drought conditions, coastal policy, community college leadership and election system funding. The items include upcoming public meetings, state planning efforts and agency actions that may affect local governments, public employees and residents across North Carolina.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein and the North Carolina Department of Commerce have released a new four-year economic development plan intended to guide state policy on infrastructure, workforce development, business competitiveness and community well-being.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The board overseeing North Carolina’s supplemental retirement plans approved a $3.1 million budget Thursday and agreed to remove an investment option that had low use among participants.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is seeking public input on a draft flood resilience strategy for the Neuse River Basin, a planning effort that could shape future flood mitigation investments across eastern and central North Carolina.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is accepting applications for electric grid resilience projects through June 26, opening a new round of funding aimed at modernizing the state’s electric grid and reducing outages.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina House kept several vetoed bills on its calendar Thursday, setting up the possibility of override votes on measures dealing with diversity, equity and inclusion programs, concealed carry and immigration enforcement.
Several state government, legislative and agency items remain worth watching this week, including election system modernization, proposed election rule changes, unemployment data, disaster recovery funding, prison operations and education leadership changes. The following items were identified from official North Carolina government and legislative sources.
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over a rule his office says would reduce federal borrowing access for students pursuing several health care graduate degrees.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein and the North Carolina Department of Commerce have released a new four-year economic development plan that ties the state’s growth strategy to infrastructure, workforce development, housing, child care, health care and rural competitiveness.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein has signed an executive order directing cabinet agencies to work together on housing supply, affordability and access as North Carolina faces rising home prices, population growth and local infrastructure pressure.
