State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA announced today that S&P Global Ratings has affirmed its 'AAA' long-term rating on North Carolina's outstanding general obligation (GO) bonds. Additionally, the agency affirmed the state’s 'AA+' rating on appropriation-backed obligations including Build NC bonds and those issued by the North Carolina Turnpike Authority.
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On behalf of the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer I would like to extend congratulations to Treasurer-elect Brad Briner for his election as the 29th State Treasurer of North Carolina. I wish him success in his future endeavors with the Department of State Treasurer. Our hearts, minds and doors will be open to Treasurer-elect Briner as we move forward with the transition of administrations. The staff and I will be available to him to answer any questions and assist with the move-in process.
State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, weaved around food stands, farm animals and the Ferris wheel at the North Carolina State Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 23, to get to his favorite booth: The Department of State Treasurer’s (DST) Unclaimed Property Division (UPD) kiosk for a sizable check presentation to the Cary-based Triangle Literacy Council.
State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, expressed support today for the N.C. Supreme Court’s (Court) ruling in favor of New Bern eye surgeon Dr. Jay Singleton. The Court vacated a Court of Appeals’ decision and ruled that Mr.
I concur with the Governor’s emergency executive order extending additional benefits to areas hit the hardest by Hurricane Helene. While natural disasters are nothing new in North Carolina, they always present new opportunities to learn important lessons. I recommend that the Governor, working with local, state and federal officials and agencies, resolve to more clearly define and identify areas that are most impacted by this and future disasters.
State Health Plan and Aetna leaders today visited with state employees in Wilmington as part of their months-long “road tour” to formally introduce the Plan’s new third-party administrator to members in every reach of North Carolina.Officials from both sides of the partnership spoke and answered questions from Plan members at UNC-Wilmington. An Aetna-themed bus was stationed at the event, at which attendees could check biometrics like blood pressure and receive flu shots.
Samaritan’s Purse has toiled tirelessly in hurricane-splintered Western North Carolina, illustrating its commitment to the biblical lesson of the Good Samaritan to love and help our neighbors. State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, returned the favor, delivering money that got sidetracked into the Department of State Treasurer (DST) to the Christian charity.
State Health Plan and Aetna leaders today visited with state employees in Winston-Salem as part of their months-long “road tour” to formally introduce the Plan’s new third-party administrator to members in every reach of North Carolina.Officials from both sides of the partnership spoke and answered questions from Plan members at Forsyth Technical Community College. An Aetna-themed bus was stationed at the event, at which attendees could check biometrics like blood pressure and receive flu shots.
Our prayers, hearts and minds go out to the people of Western North Carolina who are reeling from the historic damage done to them by Hurricane Helene. This once-in-a-lifetime tragedy demands that we all pull together to help each other during this unprecedented time. The staff of the Department of State Treasurer, including the State Health Plan, the Retirement Systems Division and the State and Local Government Finance Division are all working to make sure that we support the people in that region of the state with every resource that we can provide.
I am glad that Atrium is finally doing the right thing by cancelling medical debt and the punishing liens they have put on people’s homes. Unfortunately, it comes after many lives have already been ruined and thousands were thrown into generational poverty. It also took a big government payout in the form of hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars being funneled to the hospital cartel to do what they should already have been doing – providing charity care equal to the value of their $1.8 billion in tax breaks.