North Carolina

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.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation said environmentalists appealed a federal judge's ruling that would have allowed construction to begin on the Bonner Bridge replacement project.

The Federal Aviation Administration says a North Carolina court should decide who will operate Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

Voters in Raleigh and Wake County, N.C., are casting early ballots until Oct. 5 on bond referendums for schools and roads. The election is Oct. 8.

With Southeast issuers facing big-ticket costs to rehab water and sewer systems under federal court orders, doubt about the future of munis is raising concern.

North Carolina has cleared the first of two legal challenges over a $215.8 million project to replace the aging Bonner Bridge in the state’s Outer Banks.