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June 25, 2025

Jim Trogdon

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Charlotte’s $1.1B infrastructure boost among LGC approvals

June 20, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The city of Charlotte scored a major financial win as the state’s Local Government Commission approved more than $1.1 billion in financing to bolster the region’s water and sewer infrastructure at its June […]

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What a circus: NCDOT unloads final Ringling Bros. railcars at a loss

December 1, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has finally sold off the railcars that originally belonged to the Ringling Bros. circus. The circus railcars were supposed to be refurbished per former NCDOT Secretary Jim […]

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NCDOT chief questioned by Senate Transportation Committee about audit

June 3, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Legislators on the Senate Transportation Committee held a second hearing regarding the results of a state auditor’s report of the North Carolina Department of Transportation which revealed $742 million in overspending. Testifying before […]

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NC DOT budget shortfall leads to bid cuts of $2 billion

April 22, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A budget shortfall for the North Carolina Department of Transportation has led the department to make cuts to future construction contracts by $2 billion. During a recent meeting, N.C. DOT officials said that […]

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Hostile exchange between outgoing NC DOT chief, Lt. Gov. over unused old rail cars

March 4, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The outgoing North Carolina Secretary of Transportation was dinged for wasteful spending involving the purchase of circus rail cars. According to reports, the North Carolina Department of Transportation purchased nine old circus rail […]

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Transportation, IT heads in NC governor’s Cabinet changing

February 5, 2020 By GARY D. ROBERTSON | Associated Press

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s transportation secretary is leaving the job at the end of the month, and another Cabinet member has been picked to succeed him, Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday. Cooper named Eric […]

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