I wish to congratulate newly appointed State Auditor Jessica Holmes and welcome her to the Council of State. The State Auditor and State Treasurer historically have worked productively on the Council of State, the Local Government Commission and through other activities and programs to determine what’s right, get it right, and keep it right for our taxpayers, communities and future. I look forward to working with State Auditor Holmes and continuing the tradition of cooperation for the betterment of North Carolina and its people.
I am saddened to learn of Charlie Munger’s passing. He has been called an investing genius, business titan, philanthropist, sharp-witted vice-chair of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett’s right-hand man. In the investment world he was legendary not only for helping Warren Buffett to build a powerful investment conglomerate revered globally, but as an influencer of decisions made by countless others. I first met Charlie and partner Warren Buffett in the early 1990s. Even though Charlie was a billionaire, we shared Southwest Airlines flights from time to time and traded handwritten notes.