Press Releases

State Treasurer Folwell Releases 2024 Debt Affordability Study

Purchases NC Debt from Defunct Silicon Valley Bank at a Discount, Cancels It, Saving Taxpayers $11 Million

Treasurer Folwell Asks N.C. Industrial Commission to Approve “Line-of-Duty” Death for Sgt. Philip Nix

Also Requests Attorney General’s Office to Prioritize Officer-Involved Investigations at Crime Lab

Population Growth Spurs Several Towns to Build, Expand Public Facilities

Local Government Commission Approves Over $300 Million in Financing Requests

Treasurer Folwell Prohibits Investment in and Restricts Contracting with Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Because of Company’s Boycott of Israel

Parent Company Unilever, PLC, and its Subsidiaries Included in Action

$1.1 Billion Raleigh Outer Loop Financing Approved by the Local Government Commission

New Chowan County High School Funding and Fremont-Eureka Utility Agreement Also Approved

Statement by Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, on Newly Appointed State Auditor Jessica Holmes

I wish to congratulate newly appointed State Auditor Jessica Holmes and welcome her to the Council of State.

Statement by Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, on the Passing of Famed Investor Charlie Munger

I am saddened to learn of Charlie Munger’s passing. He has been called an investing genius, business titan, philanthropist, sharp-witted vice-chair of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett’s right-hand man.

Local Government Commission Approves Affordable Housing Financing Requests

Several Housing Authorities Will Issue Bonds To Help Expand the Number of Housing Units

Statement by Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA on Food and Drug Administration Approval of New Weight-Loss Drug

Today, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first GIP/GLP-1 called “Zepbound” for the purpose of weight loss.

Treasurer Folwell, State Banking Commission Honor the Vital Work of Bank Tellers

Often First Line of Defense Against Elder Financial Exploitation and Fraud