North Carolina

A swift-moving "glitch" bill is moving quickly in the North Carolina General Assembly to clarify the governance of the Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

The Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule to cut carbon dioxide emissions as much as 30% by 2030 will drive up costs for coal-dependent states, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam said.

Moody's downgraded Wayne Memorial Hospital's issuer rating to Baa1 from A3 due to the North Carolina hospital's "recent weak operating performance and low revenue growth."

Richard Marvin, a 26-year municipal finance veteran, has joined PFM Group as a director opening an office in Winston-Salem, N.C.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation won federal approval to resume work on the $900 million, 20-mile Monroe Bypass project stalled by a federal ruling.

As a union in North Carolina presses for an SEC inquiry into investment practices, State Treasurer Janet Cowell seeks legislative reforms of the pension system.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has named David Tyeryar as the agency's new chief financial officer.

A North Carolina Interstate toll project aimed at congestion relief faces growing resistance from opponents that want the federal highways to remain freeways.

Former state Sen. Dan Clodfelter was sworn in as the new mayor of Charlotte, N.C., on April 9.

The arrest of Mayor Patrick Cannon may prompt state lawmakers to strengthen a law removing Charlotte Douglas International Airport from the city's control.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation named Clayton Somers as the new executive director of the Turnpike Authority.

Southeast bond issuance last year dropped 11% to $56.7 billion as rising interest rates took refundings out of the running and new-money volume was nearly flat.

North Carolina State Treasurer Janet Cowell has appointed a commission to recommend reform measures for the state's $83 billion pension investment program.

The North Carolina State Employees Association filed a public records request to investigate the $83 billion Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System.

While a nearly year-long dispute over the management of Charlotte Douglas International Airport continues former long-time director, Jerry Orr, plans to retire.

New safety concerns led the North Carolina Department of Transportation to close the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over the Oregon Inlet on Dec. 3.

Texas voters approved a $2 billion water bond program Tuesday in the largest of many bond related issues voters decided in the off-year.

A North Carolina judge has bounced the governance dispute over Charlotte Douglas International Airport back to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Voters in gilt-edged Raleigh and Wake County, N.C., approved selling a total of $885 million of general obligation bonds for schools and transportation projects.

A lot of work needs to be done in Detroit, but the city has a great deal of potential, Michigan State Treasurer Andy Dillon said.