North Carolina

The Scotland County Board of Commissioners will discuss how to pay for several projects over the next few weeks including expanding two elementary schools, repaving DSS parking lot and renovating the former Morgan center.

APEX, N.C. -- Voters in Apex will have a historic decision to make come November.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will veto the biennial budget, although an override is anticipated.

Mecklenburg County, N.C., commissioners voted Tuesday to place a nearly $1 billion bond package for schools on the November ballot.

DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. -- Davidson County Board of Commissioners continued discussion Thursday of a proposed bond referendum for school and parks and recreation funding.

Chapman and Cutler hired four attorneys to boost its expansion into the Southeast.

When Port City voters approved Wilmington's $38 million parks bond last fall, the 15 projects named were distant prospects. This year, the work begins.

Area school systems would benefit from a statewide $1.9 billion construction bond referendum issue proposed through a recent bill submitted by an area legislator.

The city's property tax rate would increase by roughly 1 cent, costing the average Raleigh homeowner an extra $19 a year, under a transportation spending package city leaders are considering.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association said Tuesday that its games can return to the Tar Heel State after the recent repeal of a law seen as discriminatory to gays and transgender people.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper began his first State of the State address urging lawmakers to fully repeal a state law passed in 2016 that is seen as discriminatory toward gay and transgender people.

Gov. Roy Cooper received quick pushback from North Carolina’s GOP-led General Assembly to his first budget, which proposes 4.5% in more state spending in fiscal 2018 as well as expanding Medicaid.

Issuers across the Southeast brought $71.7 billion of municipal bonds to market in 2016, a 3.3% year-over-year increase that was generated largely by refundings.

North Carolina’s $38 billion of unfunded pension and retiree healthcare costs led a key committee to advise raising the state’s debt capacity and increasing annual funding to address the liabilities.

The bonds of 16 affordable housing properties affiliated with Global Ministries Fellowship were downgraded by S&P Global Ratings, sending 14 more of the credits to junk.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper took office Jan. 1 amid political turmoil that prompted him to file a lawsuit challenging a recently passed law restricting his election board appointments.

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory called on lawmakers to hold a special session Dec. 13 to address Hurricane Matthew relief efforts. On Monday, he conceded to losing his reelection bid after challenging some balloting results.

In Tuesday’s election, North Carolina and West Virginia got new governors while the region also saw the passage of bond-related measures, including big-ticket transportation initiatives.

Big-ticket transit plans are riding on the outcome of ballots cast in densely populated Wake County, N.C., and Atlanta in November, where voters are being asked to increase sales taxes to fund those plans.

Charlotte, N.C., will buck a recent trend and keep embattled Wells Fargo Securities on its sale of up to $150 million of general obligation bonds, saying the investment bank has served the city well.