AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHousing & Valuations: Kelley Blue Book is launching Kelley Blue Book Homes, a residential valuation tool aimed at cutting through conflicting estimates from Zillow/Redfin/Realtor.com by promising neighborhood-level price ranges within about 24 hours. Insurance Costs: A new study warns hurricane mitigation discounts aren’t doing enough—premiums could surge by 2035, especially for low- and moderate-income households that can’t afford retrofits. State Budget & Policy: Gov. Josh Stein signed North Carolina’s $34.4B budget, including higher education funding (like Fayetteville State’s $16.5M) and changes that abolish the Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses and fold minority health work into a broader public health division. Public Safety Tech: Asheville police are moving toward a Real-Time Intelligence Center that will fuse cameras and license plate readers, raising privacy and oversight questions. Consumer Protection: NC AG Jeff Jackson joined a multistate Cash App/Block settlement that could refund fraud victims, with NC receiving nearly $1M. Local Business/Jobs: North Carolina is modernizing state hiring for the first time in 60+ years, starting with IT, to speed up a process that can take about six months.
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