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Cary spending probe stalled by missing records from state auditor, Wake DA says
Wake County's top prosecutor says a criminal investigation into spending by town of Cary employees is being complicated because the North Carolina State Auditor's Office hasn’t turned over audit materials.
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State audit after stabbing death finds almost half of Charlotte transit riders don't pay
A new state report found CATS could be losing up to $6.5 million a year to fare evasion and had $1.7 million in unspent safety and security funding. It comes nearly a year after the stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska on a CATS light rail train.
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State auditor on Cary: 'Should taxpayers really pay for that?'
State Auditor Dave Boliek talked about his office's 2,600-page report on Cary's financial mismanagement and questionable spending practices. He said his office is still reviewing town credit card statements and internal emails.
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NC state auditor: Hurricane Helene base camps cost more than $111 million over 7 months
The base camps that provided aid to western North Carolina residents during Hurricane Helene cost the state over $111 million, according to a report published Tuesday by the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor.
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NC Senate votes to shorten early voting, purge more voters
Changes to campaign finance transparency, as well as election audits, voting schedules and ballot challenges, are among the proposals in wide-ranging elections bills that passed the N.C. Senate in a party-line vote.
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Cary residents demand answers after audit details questionable $1M spending
Cary residents questioned why warning signs were not caught sooner and said rebuilding trust will take more than new policies.
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Democrats on NC Elections Board call for investigation into recently resigned staffer
Dallas Woodhouse, the former director of the NCGOP, was given responsibility over some elections work last year by Republican State Auditor Dave Boliek but resigned after records showed him pressuring officials on decisions.
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'Extravagant spending': State audit questions expenses and alleges lax financial oversight in Cary
State Auditor Dave Boliek says Cary’s former town manager and other town employees made more than a dozen “questionable” expenses, ranging from expensive dinners, unauthorized land purchases and graduate-school tuition for a councilwoman.
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State auditor to release more findings of probe into Cary government spending
State Auditor Dave Boliek is expected to disclose findings of his office’s review of the town of Cary’s policies and spending. The auditor’s office began the inspection after spending by the town’s former manager came under scrutiny.
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Dallas Woodhouse, former NCGOP boss, resigns from role in auditor’s office
Dallas Woodhouse, a former executive director of the North Carolina Republican Party, on Monday resigned from his role in State Auditor Dave Boliek’s office.
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Wake County Democrats want to bring back NC State early voting site
Democrats want Wake officials to approve money to operate an early voting site at NC State’s Talley Student Union after a new early voting plan moved the site to a more remote part of campus.
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NC Auditor’s powers could expand again under new bill
A Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a proposal that would allow State Auditor Dave Boliek to assign prosecutors and law enforcement agents to his office’s investigations.
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Trust in North Carolina elections shaky a year after shift in control
Nearly one-third of North Carolinians say election administration in the state is becoming less trustworthy — despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud and efforts by the elections board to tighten election security.
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State Auditor: NC A&T gave millions to students because of connections, not merit
According to State Auditor Dave Boliek's report, NC A&T directed $5 million to students as financial aid without "evidence of merit or need-based" criteria.
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Rocky Mount residents protest proposed utility rate hikes as council weighs cuts Monday
People gathered outside Rocky Mount City Hall to protest proposed increases in utility rates that could begin as early as April 1.
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NC auditor to candidate claiming bias: recusal unnecessary in state Senate race
State Auditor Dave Boliek wields influence over who manages elections. But he says he doesn't have a direct role in tallying ballots, rejecting a candidate’s allegations that he can't oversee a fair recount in a close Senate race.
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State auditor: Rocky Mount's former city manager was 'unchecked' and hired without 'due diligence'
The significant financial crisis in the City of Rocky Mount was caused by key breakdowns in city governance, according to a report from the state auditor's office released Monday.
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Bipartisan commission gets to work on upgrading 28-year-old NC elections systems
The state is undergoing a technology upgrade aimed at speeding election results, improving voter data maintenance and making voting more secure.
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Cary council members knew of town manager's link to motel at center of drug sting, ex-official says
Cary’s former town manager, Sean Stegall, told some council members years ago why he was at a hotel that police later said was under investigation, a former councilwoman says. New documents ‘raise many questions,’ mayor says.
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NC Highway Patrol says troopers leaving for other agencies, leaving more positions vacant
The State Highway Patrol struggles to recruit and retain troopers because its starting and maximum salaries are smaller than those offered in other North Carolina municipalities, the patrol’s commander told legislators Thursday.
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NC auditor eyes election tech upgrade amid scrutiny and mistrust
North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek, whose office oversees state election administration, is prioritizing the update at a time when some voters have lost faith in election integrity.
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NC state auditor investigating Rocky Mount’s financial crisis, utility billing confusion
The North Carolina State Auditor’s Office is conducting two separate audits of Rocky Mount to investigate massive financial mismanagement and a utility billing error that left residents receiving multiple bills days apart.
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‘Something bad will happen’: NC agencies say low staffing levels pose risk
Thousands of state job vacancies in North Carolina are stretching public services thin and, in many cases, creating risks for workers and the everyday person — a crisis leaders from both parties say will not ease until lawmakers break the ongoing budget stalemate.
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Millions of dollars are unspent for vacant state jobs in NC, including 190 jobs open 5+ years
NC Auditor Dave Boliek’s office looked into job openings in dozens of state agencies and identified millions of dollars that could be spent on other priorities if long-vacant jobs were eliminated permanently.
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State auditor to release findings on Rocky Mount's budget crisis investigation soon
The state auditor said his investigation into Rocky Mount’s finances will soon be made public. The probe follows the city’s admission of a budget crisis late last year.
