WRAL: Scrutiny, rhetoric ratchet up as Cooper
officially joins governor's race
Attorney General Roy Cooper surprised virtually nobody Monday night
when he made his 2016 campaign for governor official.
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: State Treasurer Cowell will
not seek re-election
State Treasurer Janet Cowell, one of 10 top statewide elected
officials, said in a message to supporters Tuesday that she would
not seek re-election, setting off an immediate scramble for the
position.
WECT: Tine cites session toll at home in declining
re-election bid
A state House member who shifted his voter registration from
Democratic to unaffiliated and aligned himself with Republicans
this year says he won't seek re-election in 2016, citing
strains of the North Carolina legislative session.
WRAL: Longtime lawmaker Daughtry won't seek
re-election
Rep. Leo Daughtry, R-Johnston, said Tuesday that he won't run
for re-election next year, ending his 28-year tenure in the General
Assembly.
NEWS & RECORD: Top N. Carolina governor
candidates come from middle
It's these competing visions that will clash if the two
political heavyweights compete for the Executive Mansion in
November 2016.
WRAL: Will 2016 Senate race spending be a repeat of 2014?
The 2014 U.S. Senate race in which Republican state House Speaker
Thom Tillis toppled Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan was one of the most
expensive Senate races nationwide, and a race next year for North
Carolina's other U.S. Senate seat could rival it.
Health Care
WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL: Governor signs autism
insurance bill into law
Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law Thursday a state Senate bill that
requires health insurance coverage for individuals with autism.
Information Technology
NC GOV PRESS RELEASE: Governor McCrory's
Technology Initiative Receives National Award
Governor Pat McCrory's initiative to modernize state government
with the aim of making it more customer friendly for citizens has
received national recognition.
State Government
NEWS & OBSERVER: Former Apex mayor named NCDOT
deputy secretary
Former Apex mayor Keith Weatherly was promoted to deputy secretary
of transit at the N.C. Department of Transportation on Monday.
NEWS & OBSERVER: Time, Money, and the Citizen
Legislature
Watch an in-depth report on the issue of legislative session length
and pay for members and staff of the North Carolina General
Assembly.
State Regulation
NEWS & OBSERVER: Publicly supported companies
should expect more scrutiny
Companies reliant on Medicaid funding that don't pay their
workers will soon face more scrutiny from health and human services
officials.
Taxation
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: With tax credit back, historic
renovations likely to ramp up
Developers around the state are dusting off dormant renovation
projects after the legislature restored historic preservation tax
credits in its budget last month.
Transportation
WNCN: McCrory: Shorter wait times, better
technology coming to NC DMV offices
Gov. Pat McCrory teamed with top officials at the Department of
Motor Vehicles and the Department of Transportation to announce big
changes coming to DMV offices across the state on Monday
morning.
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