During the May meeting of the Local Government Commission (LGC), State Auditor Holmes requested that officials from City of Rocky Mount have an opportunity to address the LGC regarding its pending application for approval of debt for a refurbished fire station. That item has now been included on the agenda for discussion purposes during the June 4 LGC meeting.
State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, went to North Carolina’s third-largest school district on Friday, May 3, to return newfound cash from the Unclaimed Property Division (UPD) of the Department of State Treasurer (DST).
I welcome the U.S. Senate investigation into monopolistic drug manufacturers who commit unconscionable price gouging on GLP-1 medications. These global companies are reaping enormous profits that exponentially outweigh the costs to make them. The North Carolina State Health Plan cannot double the individual premiums for over 500,000 state employees for the prescription of one drug to 25,000 people.