After months of negotiation, The Department of State Treasurer (DST), along with the State Health Plan (Plan), has reached an untenable impasse with CVS Caremark (Caremark) which refuses to honor its current contract with the State Health Plan.&nb
Denise Canada has been hired as the Director of the State and Local Government Finance Division and Secretary of the Local Government Commission, State Treasurer Brad Briner announced today.
The State Health Plan (Plan) Board of Trustees met today to make pivotal decisions on the future direction of the Plan with actions to address its $507 million deficit. The board approved changes to benefits for the 2026 benefit year, which will begin Jan. 1, 2026.
State Treasurer Brad Briner released the following statement in response to the House’s proposed state spending plan.
Local governments impacted by Hurricane Helene can apply to the Department of State Treasurer (DST) for cashflow loans as Round 2 of the program prepares to launch. Round 1 resulted in more than $47.5 million being distributed, leaving an estimated $50 million still available.
Duke University Health System (Durham) is in line to receive more than a half-billion dollars in financing after the Local Government Commission (LGC) approved bond issues in that amount at the LGC’s Tuesday, May 6, meeting.
Treasurer Brad Briner filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit between Governor Josh Stein and legislative leaders over appointment power to the N.C.
North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner has nominated former N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Donald van der Vaart to the North Carolina Utilities Commission. Van der Vaart is an engineer and attorney by trade, with a background in the energy and utilities sectors.
The Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System (LGERS) Board of Trustees has voted to set new contribution rates that local government agencies must pay into the N.C. Retirement Systems Division for employee pensions, effective July 1.