Treasurer Brad Briner released a statement today in response to a just released Wake County Commission agenda item indicating Atrium Health and WakeMed plan to merge:
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State and local government retirees could be more likely to receive pension benefit improvements such as a cost-of-living increase (COLA) or one-time supplement following today’s vote by the North Carolina Retirement Systems (NCRS) Boards of Trustees (BOT). The new policy will take effect in 2027.
State Treasurer Brad Briner announced today his appointment of Jonathan Harris as the Department of State Treasurer’s general counsel. The move completes a monthslong national search. Harris comes to the department after having served as general counsel for the North Carolina Court of Appeals since 2021
Financial Literacy Month News: Department of State Treasurer Launches New Opportunities for Students
There is a new opportunity for high school students to get a step ahead in the world of finance.
Medical doctor and Hoover Institution visiting fellow Dr.
The State Health Plan (Plan) is announcing that it has canceled the current Request for Proposal (RFP) for Third Party Administrator (TPA) services. This action was taken as none of the bids received met the minimum requirements of the RFP. The Plan issued the RFP March 20, 2026.
The Plan will be issuing a new RFP in the coming weeks and continues to be in the silent period as staff work to issue another RFP. The goal remains to have the Plan’s Board of Trustees approve the award of the contract later this summer.
The N.C. Department of State Treasurer (DST) has been honored with The Institute for Financial Literacy’s (IFL) national 2026 Government Organization of the Year for “advancing the field of financial education in meaningful ways” through its monthly newsletter, “Finance Fridays With the Treasurer,” and other initiatives.
After spearheading the first North Carolina state government artificial intelligence (AI) pilot program one year ago, the N.C. Department of State Treasurer has now integrated AI into daily department workflow. After the pilot showed increased productivity across two teams using ChatGPT, the department continued testing use cases and multiple AI engines.
Bank of America Stadium, home to the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, will begin seeing fan-friendly renovations after the Local Government Commission (LGC) approved three financing requests from the city of Charlotte (Mecklenburg County) totaling over $765 million.
The Local Government Commission (LGC) today issued a warning to the city of Rocky Mount to keep its books balanced or else the Commission may be forced to assume control of the town’s finances. This comes after months of LGC communications with the city and after stern warnings to elected city officials about their inadequate oversight of budget and fiscal control practices, which have contributed to unchecked overspending and unreasonably optimistic revenue projections.