{"id":887,"date":"2025-02-24T15:32:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T15:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/houseoversight\/?p=887"},"modified":"2025-02-24T15:32:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T15:32:25","slug":"house-oversight-committee-opens-with-fundamental-questions-for-six-agency-heads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/houseoversight\/2025\/02\/house-oversight-committee-opens-with-fundamental-questions-for-six-agency-heads\/","title":{"rendered":"House Oversight Committee Opens with Fundamental Questions for Six Agency Heads"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/houseoversight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/Committee-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/houseoversight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/Committee-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/houseoversight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/Committee-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/houseoversight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/Committee-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/houseoversight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/Committee-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/houseoversight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/Committee-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/houseoversight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/Committee-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-02-24T15:32:21+00:00\">February 24, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p>With a new gubernatorial administration comes the opportunity to take a fresh look at state agencies, why they exist, and what they do. Over the coming months, the House Oversight Committee will call on agency secretaries and directors to answer the question: \u201cDoes the agency make life in North Carolina better?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The committee will hold a set of hearings in its February 27 meeting. At 10:30 a.m., Secretary-designee of Revenue McKinley Wooten, Jr., State Controller Nels Roseland, State Budget Director Kristin Walker, and Treasurer Brad Briner will explain what their agencies do and how they can help with accountability measures for others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Department of Transportation Secretary Joey Hopkins and DMV Commissioner Wayne Goodwin will begin their testimony at 1:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cGovernment efficiency starts with defining the job of government in practical terms,\u201d <\/strong>Co-Chair Brenden Jones (R-Columbus) said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-Chair Jake Johnson (R-Polk) added,<strong> \u201cIt\u2019s a fair question to ask every agency: How do we know our spending on an agency has any impact, good or bad, on the people of North Carolina?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cGovernment should exist for the people,\u201d <\/strong>Co-Chair Harry Warren (R-Rowan) said.<strong> \u201cOur committee members want to assess where things stand and what can be accomplished.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a new gubernatorial administration comes the opportunity to take a fresh look at state agencies, why they exist, and what they do. 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