by Julie Havlak, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Diabetic state employees soon won’t have to swallow the rising cost of insulin. State Treasurer Dale Folwell waived co-pays on insulin prescriptions for members of the State Health Plan, starting Jan. 1, 2021. Folwell hopes
by Lindsay Marchello Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Reopen the schools: Five parents are challenging Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ decision to start the
by Lindsay Marchello Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Education team-up: Three N.C. families are joining the Institute for Justice , intervening in a lawsuit threat
by Julie Havlak, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Lawmakers are trying to fix the Department of Transportation’s spending problems that triggered mass layoffs, project delays, and chaos in the transportation industry. The department’s overspending exposed failures in oversight, b
by Julie Havlak , Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — 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. The stock mark
RALEIGH, N.C. -- In the interest of protecting the state bond ratings, State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, recently called for N.C. Department of Transportation Secretary J. Eric Boyette to replace the department’s chief operating and financial officers. Treasurer Folwell previously called for Gov
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by Julie Havlak, Carolina Journal News Service “When you’re meeting in person, I don’t think you have the ability to hit a button and end a meeting. I’m a pretty busy person, but there’s no meeting on my calendar that could ever be as important … as dealing with how we flatten the econom
by Julie Havlak, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH, N.C. — State Treasurer Dale Folwell is demanding Gov. Roy Cooper waive executive orders that ban citizen-owned utilities from charging customers for services. Folwell plans to put the issue to a vote at the next Council of S
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Recognizing the COVID-19 economic shutdown reduced access to routine and elective dental care, Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, has announced a premium reduction of about 50% for retirees receiving supplemental dental coverage through Pierce Insurance. Policy holders will enjoy nearl
