Galen Bacharier
Reporter at NC Newsline
Reporter for NC Newsline, covering government & politics in North Carolina. Missouri made.
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ncnewsline.com | Galen Bacharier
by Galen Bacharier, NC Newsline June 4, 2025 Back in Raleigh after a weeklong break, North Carolina lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that changes how the state oversees its investments. House Bill 506 would create a five-person board to oversee the state’s $127 billion pension fund. It marks an expansion of a responsibility currently held solely by the state treasurer. The House unanimously agreed to the Senate’s changes to the bill Tuesday, sending it to Gov. Josh Stein’s desk.
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ncnewsline.com | Galen Bacharier
North Carolina officials have agreed to schedule a hearing with a firm that is protesting how the state awarded a key hurricane rebuilding contract, according to the company. IEM International, which is based in Morrisville, filed a complaint in late May about the contract to manage homebuilding efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. The firm believes its bid for the contract was improperly disqualified. State officials have said IEM did not submit proper financial documents.
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1 week ago |
ncnewsline.com | Galen Bacharier
Every day at the east Raleigh DMV office, customers begin lining up at 7 a.m. Most of them wait around three and a half hours for service. For a few minutes on Friday, Gov. Josh Stein joined them.
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1 week ago |
ncnewsline.com | Galen Bacharier
A North Carolina-based firm that submitted a bid to manage the state’s Hurricane Helene homebuilding program is alleging that its proposal was improperly disqualified. IEM International, which is based in Morrisville, said in a statement to NC Newsline that it had filed a complaint with the NC Department of Commerce, which oversaw the contract process. And the firm is seeking to have the critical contract re-bid.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Galen Bacharier
Flood debris piles left in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Bat Cave, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)A North Carolina-based firm that submitted a bid to manage the state’s Hurricane Helene homebuilding program is alleging that its proposal was improperly disqualified. IEM International, which is based in Morrisville, said in a statement to NC Newsline that it had filed a complaint with the NC Department of Commerce, which oversaw the contract process.
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