Fixing the State Health Plan isn’t going to be easy, and it’s going to take the General Assembly’s help, this election’s candidates for state treasurer say. Given the size of the plan’s prospective deficits, “there’s no way to make enough changes in the short run to not have to ask for more money from the […]
Would-be state treasurers Brad Briner and Wesley Harris don’t just agree that the state needs to be more aggressive about investing its pension funds. They also aren’t convinced the office’s oversight of local government borrowing is on the right track. That oversight occurs through the Local Government Commission. But in some places, major projects have […]
Briner attended the LGC meeting earlier this month that saw it OK $85 million in borrowing by Cabarrus County to buy new quarters for its social services department and help pay for a new behavioral health center. This again was a controversial approval, with Folwell and other members on the short end of a 6-3 […]
Dale Folwell is stepping down at the end of his term later this year, having lost his gubernatorial bid in the primary to Lieutenant Gov. Mark Robinson. GOP nominee Brad Briner or Democratic nominee Wesley Harris will replace him. Watching who donates to the state treasurer campaign is valuable because the winner will have sole […]
Candidate stock holdings have emerged as an issue in the state treasurer’s race, with questions going toward the candidate whose financial disclosure doesn’t show any. The winner of the race between Republican nominee Brad Briner and Democratic nominee Wesley Harris will gain the authority to oversee investments of more than $120 billion in state pension […]
