A committee called the NC FIRST Commission met once again last Friday to discuss how North Carolina should fund its highways and roads. A host of different options were ... Keep Reading
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McCrory’s Desire to Add Nearly $3 Billion to State Debt
From the N&O Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration wants the legislature to schedule a special election this November to let voters decide on a pair of proposals to borrow up to ... Keep Reading
McCrory Signs $800 M Gas Tax Hike; House Approves Tax Break for Cronies
Yesterday Gov. McCrory signed into law Senate Bill 20, which would result in a net $800 million increase in the state's gas tax according to estimates. The immediate impact is a ... Keep Reading
Future of NC State Gas Tax in Limbo
An update on the gas tax bill from the Winston-Salem Journal: The state Senate, as expected, has rejected the House’s changes to Senate Bill 20, which focuses foremost on the ... Keep Reading
Gas Tax, Corporate Welfare Bills Head to House Floor Today
Following up on yesterday's post about two recent Bad Bills of the Week, HB 117 and SB 20 are both scheduled for a vote this afternoon in the NC House. The House yesterday ... Keep Reading
NC House Finance Committee to Hear Two Bad Bills
Today's House Finance Committee is scheduled to debate two recent bills featured as Civitas Institute Bad Bills of the Week. One of the bills is HB 117 - the NC Competes Act. This ... Keep Reading
NC Leg Pushes $1 Billion Gas Tax Hike While Offering Handouts to Cronies
Senate bill 20 - approved by the Senate last week - would result in a net increase of $1.2 billion in the state's gas tax over the next four years, according to legislative ... Keep Reading
North Carolinians Call for State Govt. to Slash Spending, Reject Higher Taxes
Feb. 9, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 francis.deluca@nccivitas.org More than 7 out of 10 Say Spending Is the Problem for ... Keep Reading
NC House Bill Caps Gas Tax
The state House Finance Committee approved HB142 which would cap the gas tax at 37.5 cents. The gas tax is currently at 38.9 but it is projected to fall to 37.5 July 1. The ... Keep Reading
N&O’s Solution to Everything: Give More Money to Politicians
Recently the N&O weighed in on the potential capping of NC's state gas tax. As always, their solution: more of your money. No mention of more efficient means of distributing ... Keep Reading
