Per yesterday's Wilmington Star-News, it appears a cap on North Caroilna's gas tax will be on the table in the upcoming short legislative session: In the General Assembly session ... Keep Reading
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Happy New Year! Now Give Me More Money
On Jan. 1, North Carolina's state gas tax will adjust upward by another 3.9 cents per gallon. The new state gas tax rate of 38.9 cents per gallon will be an all-time high for the ... Keep Reading
The Legislature Has Adjourned, Was Progress Made?
The latest short legislative session adjourned Tuesday with some progress. The most substantial effort made during this session was the Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 9, which ... Keep Reading
Senate Approves Racial Justice Act, Sends to Perdue’s Desk; Gas Tax Cap Stalls After House Approval
The most notable legislative activity yesterday included action on a repeal of the Racial Justice Act (RJA) and a potential cap on the gas tax. In regards to the RJA repeal, the ... Keep Reading
Tourists Tamed by Precarious Pumps
Last spring, several of my friends and I drove to Florida for vacation. I had no idea the drive would turn out to be a highly calculated pilgrimage from gas station to gas station, ... Keep Reading
Holiday Travel Just Got More Expensive
As many holiday travelers will find out, filling up your tank in NC just got more expensive today. Thanks to a 2009 law that not only eliminated the cap on the variable portion of ... Keep Reading
More Bad News for the Pumps, Relief Still a Possibility
Shortly after I released an article on how OPEC was having difficulty raising oil production to stave off higher prices, another story came out with more details on exactly what ... Keep Reading
NC Drivers Could Use Some Relief at the Pump
Per this N&O article, some NC lawmakers are considering once again placing a cap on the state's gas tax. Because a portion of the gas tax is based upon the average wholesale ... Keep Reading
A cap on the gas tax and eliminating gun permits among new legislative proposals
Among the new bills introduced in the legislature this week is a cap on the motor fuel tax (HB399). The flat tax rate on a gallon of gas is 17.5 cents. The variable wholesale rate ... Keep Reading
WRAL gets the gas tax wrong
A WRAL story on the gas tax reports that taxes don't really factor in to the price at the pump. WRAL could not have gotten the story more wrong. This excerpt from the online ... Keep Reading
