Much needed changes promoting good government at the Department of State Treasurer (DST) were signed into law yesterday by Gov. Roy Cooper. Passed with the bipartisan support by the North Carolina General Assembly, all four pieces of legislation will significantly help DST provide vital services to state and local employees. The four bills are:
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State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, called on Gov. Roy Cooper to allow Executive Order 206 to expire on June 30. The order was originally issued in October 2020 and most recently e
Statement from State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA on Senate Bill 105 – the 2021 Appropriations Act
I would like to thank the members of the North Carolina Senate for advancing such a fiscally responsible budget. The current proposal fully funds the State Health Plan, the state retirement systems and the state’s debt service as well as setting aside, for the first time ever, money for the Pension Solvency Reserve. Additionally, it provides unparalleled resources for water and sewer infrastructure needs at a time when communities are struggling to maintain fiscal stability while meeting public health and environmental responsibilities.
Started by the American Motorcyclist Association in the early 1980s, May has become the month in which motorcycle enthusiasts seek to educate drivers to be aware of motorcycles and to call attention to safety issues affecting motorcycle riding. State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, an avid motorcyclist, is asking North Carolinians to look out for motorcycles as people hit the roads for vacations this summer.
State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, heralded today the anniversary of Rotary International (Rotary) and its 116 years of uniting friends, neighbors and leaders to take action in creating lasting change across the world, at home and in ourselves.Rotary was started in Chicago, Ill., on Feb. 23, 1905 by Chicago attorney Paul Harris. There are currently more than 1.2 million worldwide members of the organization comprised of professionals and business leaders in over 32,000 clubs in 200 countries.
With an eye toward the magnitude of the state’s combined unfunded pension and retiree health care costs, State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, said it is imperative the state’s capacity for future borrowing is accurately calculated to avoid fiscal strain and budget predicaments.
State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, will broadcast the Dec. 1, 2020 Council of State (COS) meeting live on the Department of State Treasurer (DST) Facebook page starting at 9 a.m.
The results reflect that voters of all persuasions wanted to keep the best treasurer money can’t buy. Every major newspaper, the State Employees Association of North Carolina and other important groups endorsed our culture of competence and transparency on behalf of those who teach, protect and otherwise serve and taxpayers like them. As the keeper of North Carolina’s public purse there is no Republican, Democrat or Independent money at the Treasurer’s Office. It’s all green!
It is with sadness that I would like to express condolences to the family of Melanie Goodwin upon her death on Tuesday. We entered the N.C. House of Representatives together as freshmen members in 2005 and quickly became friends. Her door, mind and heart were always open to colleagues and constituents alike as she worked tirelessly to attack problems facing the state and its people. She was the first sitting House member in North Carolina to give birth while in office, and later continued her public service on the N.C. Industrial Commission.
State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA expressed his appreciation for the work done by Senate and House Appropriations Chairs and all members of the North Carolina General Assembly (NCGA) for their efforts in passing bipartisan bills that address the state's $50 billion in unfunded pension and health care liabilities as well as fully fund benefit packages for the year.