Today, Lieutenant Governor Rachel Hunt attended the first Council of State meeting of this term and emphasized the importance of ensuring North Carolina is future-ready by tackling the child care and early childhood education crisis across the state and supporting our excellent community college system.
“It is a great honor to sit around this table and begin my term on the Council of State,” said Lieutenant Governor Rachel Hunt. “I ran for this office because of my deep love for our state, its people and the promise of its future. I am excited to work with all Council of State members to make the lives of North Carolinians better and unlock the potential and promise of our great state.”
The Lieutenant Governor highlighted the legacy of her father, former four-term Governor Jim Hunt, and his generational investments in public education and bringing good-paying jobs to our state that created a bright future for North Carolina.
The Lieutenant Governor also outlined the necessity of making sure North Carolina’s workforce is capable and trained for the exciting new jobs coming to our state. While North Carolinians are already extremely hardworking, a capable workforce means strengthening child care and early childhood education programs so parents can go to work knowing their children are cared for and supported. A trained workforce means investing in our award-winning community colleges to expand career placement programs and make it possible for people to earn new skills.
The Council of State consists of ten elected officials from the executive branch of state government. Members of the Council of State include Governor Josh Stein, Lieutenant Governor Rachel Hunt, Attorney General Jeff Jackson, Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler, Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey, Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, Secretary of Labor Luke Farley, State Auditor Dave Boliek, State Treasurer Brad Briner, and Superintendent Mo Green.
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