taxes

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

“Raleigh’s at a moment in time when the potential is unlimited,” said Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane to a local Rotary Club this week. Apparently, that unlimited potential is ... Keep Reading

The N&O is at it again, trying desperately to drive the narrative that somehow the tax cuts enacted in 2013 are wreaking havoc on the state budget - which in the eyes of the ... Keep Reading

The TV show "Sleepy Hollow" has announced that it will no longer film in Wilmington if renewed for a third season. Network executives site the expiration of NC's film tax credit ... Keep Reading

This lengthy Charlotte Observer article looks at some of the behind-the-scenes dealings between state "economic developers" and major corporations. In short, the government agents ... Keep Reading

Last night at the taxpayer-funded Raleigh Convention Center, some taxpayer-funded consultants made a presentation to sell area residents on a taxpayer-funded transit scheme that ... Keep Reading

Yesterday's N&O included this editorial written to give advice to the new Wake County Board of Commissioners. To nobody's surprise, the advice includes more central planning ... Keep Reading

Well, that didn't take long. The day after Wake County voters elected a new majority to the county commission, they are thanked for their vote with the news that the new ... Keep Reading