Source: GARY D. ROBERTSON ASSOCIATED PRESS, The News & Observer, 3/3/14

RALEIGH, N.C. — David McCoy, a career state employee who rose through the ranks to help manage the North Carolina government's finances through two recessions, is retiring at the end of the month.

McCoy, the state controller, told employees Monday morning of his decision to leave more than a year before the expiration of his seven-year appointment.