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North Carolina (/ ˌ k ær ə ˈ l aɪ n ə / ⓘ KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west.
North Carolina is a Dillon's rule state, [49] and municipalities are only able to exercise the authority that the General Assembly or state constitution explicitly gives them. [41] All municipalities in North Carolina operate under either mayor-council governments or council-manager government , [ 41 ] with most using the latter. [ 40 ]
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS or DHHS) is a large state government agency in the U.S. state of North Carolina, analogous to the United States Department of Health and Human Services. [3] The NCDHHS has more than 18,000 employees.
The North Carolina General Assembly is the bicameral legislature of the state government of North Carolina. The legislature consists of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives . The General Assembly meets in the North Carolina State Legislative Building in Raleigh .
The Constitution of the State of North Carolina governs the structure and function of the state government of North Carolina, one of the U.S. states; it is the highest legal document for the state and subjugates North Carolina law. (Like all U.S. state constitutions, it is still subject to federal judicial review.) The first North Carolina ...
North Carolina State Capitol, c. 1861; Governor David S. Reid is in the foreground Raleigh, North Carolina in 1872 North Carolina State Treasurers Office in State Capitol, c. 1890s. In 1808, Andrew Johnson, the United States' future 17th President, was born at Casso's Inn in Raleigh. [24]
A wildfire in southwestern North Carolina was the largest active fire in the state, having spread more than 600 acres in Polk County near the South Carolina border, according to the forest service.
The Council of State comprises the holders of the ten offices established by Article III of the Constitution of North Carolina: governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, attorney general, commissioner of agriculture, commissioner of labor, and commissioner of insurance. [19]