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2009 Session Legislative Recap Series: Transportation
Transportation reform was not at the top of the Legislature’s list this session. Instead, lawmakers introduced legislation that included new local tax options to finance ... Keep Reading
HB 1005: All Aboard!
North Carolina lawmakers during the 2009 legislative session have set the state up to write blank checks. Those checks would cover the costs to build commuter choo choo services ... Keep Reading
Transportation Goals Continue to Be Unmet
Lawmakers in 2009 introduced new local tax options – which will have a considerable affect on North Carolina over the next decade – to finance public transportation, ... Keep Reading
FY 2009-10 Transportation Budget Recap
More Budget Recaps Main Budget Recap Page FY 2009-10 HHS Budget Recap FY 2009-10 Education Budget Recap FY 2009-10 Transportation Budget Recap Justice ... Keep Reading
North Carolina’s High Speed Effort to Spend Taxpayer’s Money
North Carolina State Transportation Secretary Gene Conti defended the recent Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor proposal by claiming that North Carolina has a “good chance ... Keep Reading
Higher Taxes, No Congestion Relief
HB 148 Congestion Relief Fund The NC House is currently considering HB 148, a bill that would allow six urban counties to levy a ½ cent sales tax increase and all other ... Keep Reading
Transportation: Traffic Jams, Roads Crumble, Reform Stalls
Max Borders Policy Analyst max.borders@ nccivitas.org 919-834-2099 The recently completed two-year budget cycle (2007-08) saw very little in the way of transportation reform. ... Keep Reading
Legislative Recap Series
What your Legislature did and didn't do in the 2007-2008 biennial session The North Carolina General Assembly was busy in the 2007-2008 biennium. But all that work can get ... Keep Reading
Triangle Recycling is Waste, Theft, or Both
This article first appeared in the Durham Herald-Sun. Mandatory recycling programs don’t bother most people. But if you thought you were being forced to do something dumb ... Keep Reading
