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Legislators Voice Frustration with Helene Recovery

Legislators Voice Frustration with Helene Recovery

“The folks in Western North Carolina, a lot of them, don’t care about what we’re talking about today. What they...
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Gov Ops Hurricane Subcommittee Hearing Set for July 30

Gov Ops Hurricane Subcommittee Hearing Set for July 30

The Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations Subcommittee on Hurricane Response and Recovery has called Emergency Management Director Will Ray...
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North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency Unkept Promises to Eastern North Carolina

North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency Unkept Promises to Eastern North Carolina

Report of the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations House Majority Staff July 2025 Key points Lack of leadership: NCORR’s...
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Helene Homeowner Recovery Program Vendor Selection, Krebs’ Campaign Donation Questioned

Helene Homeowner Recovery Program Vendor Selection, Krebs’ Campaign Donation Questioned

In a brief but contentious May 22 Hurricane Response and Recovery Subcommittee hearing, members pressed administration officials about the contracting...
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Briner, Marshall Testify Before House Oversight

Briner, Marshall Testify Before House Oversight

The House Oversight Committee held its third hearing to reset expectations of state agencies on April 3 with Treasurer Brad...
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State Treasurer, Secretary of State Up Next in House Oversight Agency Reset Hearings

State Treasurer, Secretary of State Up Next in House Oversight Agency Reset Hearings

The House Oversight Committee will hold its third hearing in a series asking fundamental questions of agency secretaries and directors...
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House Oversight Committee finds room to improve basic services for state government

The House Oversight Committee continued to probe the core functions of state agencies on March 13. Information technology, human resources,...
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Gov Ops Eager for Western Recovery to Begin Work on Homes

Gov Ops Eager for Western Recovery to Begin Work on Homes

Members of the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations Subcommittee on Hurricane Response and Recovery sought reassurance that home repair...
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Core Questions for Core Financial Agencies

Core Questions for Core Financial Agencies

The House Oversight Committee kicked off a comprehensive agenda of basic questions for state agencies on February 27. Up first...
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Resetting expectations for state government

Resetting expectations for state government

Article One, Section 35, of the North Carolina constitution states, “A frequent recurrence to fundamental principles is absolutely necessary to...
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House Oversight Continues Agency Reset Hearings with Enterprise Agencies (IT, HR, DOA)

House Oversight Continues Agency Reset Hearings with Enterprise Agencies (IT, HR, DOA)

The House Oversight Committee will continue its series of hearings asking fundamental questions of agency secretaries and directors March 13...
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GROW NC Officials to Testify Before Gov Ops Committee

GROW NC Officials to Testify Before Gov Ops Committee

Members of the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations Subcommittee on Hurricane Response and Recovery will resume questioning Department of...
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House Oversight Committee Opens with Fundamental Questions for Six Agency Heads

House Oversight Committee Opens with Fundamental Questions for Six Agency Heads

With a new gubernatorial administration comes the opportunity to take a fresh look at state agencies, why they exist, and...
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Businesses and Communities Rebuilding in WNC

Businesses and Communities Rebuilding in WNC

Hurricane Helene destroyed many a town’s buildings, infrastructure, homes, and normal way of life in Western North Carolina, but it...
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NCORR requests $220 million to complete its work by year-end

NCORR requests $220 million to complete its work by year-end

The North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) expects it will take $220 million in additional state funds to...
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First look at NCInnovation FY24 financials

First look at NCInnovation FY24 financials

NCInnovation provided its 2024 audit to General Assembly on November 21. You can find the audit here and an Excel...
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NCORR Deficit is $100 Million Larger than Acknowledged

NCORR Deficit is $100 Million Larger than Acknowledged

Leadership of the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) gave incomplete responses to pointed questions from members of...
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Johnson op-ed showed flaws in State Board of Elections rejection of Justice For All Party

Johnson op-ed showed flaws in State Board of Elections rejection of Justice For All Party

House Oversight and Reform Co-chair Jake Johnson’s op-ed on the State Board of Elections party-line vote against the Justice For...
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House Oversight Calls NCSBE Ballot Decisions into Question

House Oversight Calls NCSBE Ballot Decisions into Question

The House Oversight and Reform Select Committee has called elections officials and an expert to testify before the committee on...
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NCInnovation to Report on Spending, First Round of Grants

NCInnovation to Report on Spending, First Round of Grants

The House Oversight and Reform Select Committee has called NCInnovation (NCI) CEO Bennet Waters to testify before the committee Tuesday,...
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