Two Republican state Board of Elections members resigned in September over what they claimed was "bullying and deceitful tactics" from other board members staffers, governor and the state attorney general — all Democrats.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded a $137,000 to the Fayetteville Fire Department as part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will furlough employees to help manage a budget shortfall while the state auditor's report said the agency overspent its funding by almost $750 million.