Robin Hayes, chairman of the NC GOP and a former congressman, has been indicted in federal court on conspiracy and bribery charges related to purported attempts to bribe NC ... Keep Reading
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State Health Plan Fight: Follow the Money – Part 2
Previously, I wrote about State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s plan to control costs in the State Health Plan (SHP), and new legislation (HB184) introduced at the North Carolina General ... Keep Reading
State Health Plan Fight: Follow the Money – Part 1
The North Carolina State Health Plan is an annual $3.3 billion budgetary behemoth servicing 727,000 state employees and retirees. More than that, however, according to State ... Keep Reading
Illinois and NC: Two budget deadlines
Budget deadlines in our state and another provide a healthy perspective on North Carolina's finances -- and a warning about what could happen. In the Old North State, the ... Keep Reading
State Treasurer Has Warning, and Answers
State Treasurer Dale Folwell had sobering words on Saturday about the state's pension plan and state health plan. Overly optimistic projections have left both facing daunting ... Keep Reading
State Faces $60B Retiree Funding Gap
While there's a lot of debate, some worthwhile and some not, about flashier subjects, a serious problem remains for North Carolina's fiscal health: funding for state retirees' ... Keep Reading
State Health Plan Board Kicks Needed Reforms Down the Road
A tentative plan to make changes to the State Health Plan for state government employees has been taken "off the table" in response to feedback from state employees. From ... Keep Reading
Much More Needed to Address NC’s $25.5 Billion Unfunded Retiree Health Benefit Liability
At a Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee meeting Monday, legislators discussed ways to address the state's $25 billion unfunded liability for state retiree ... Keep Reading
Senate Budget Would Eliminate Retiree Health Benefits for Future State Workers
A major provision in the Senate budget plan has received little attention before now. The Char-O has the details: Future state employees could lose one of the biggest perks of ... Keep Reading
Committee Examines State Debt & Liabilities: Outlook is Grim
Today the House Select Committee on Legacy Costs from the State Health Plan, Pensions and Employment Security Commission met to discuss the financial condition of those programs. ... Keep Reading
