From the N&O: Commuter trains, running for 37 miles from Durham and Research Triangle Park to Raleigh and Garner, are a big part of a proposed 10-year transit plan, released ... Keep Reading
Transportation & Infrastructure
House Proposes Its Own Bond Referendum
Budget negotiations on Jones Street have been eerily quiet for weeks, but late yesterday came news that the N.C. House is offering up a $2.8 billion bond plan, mostly dedicated to ... Keep Reading
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
McComas Resigning to Chair Ports Authority
State Representative Danny McComas (R-New Hanover) will resign his seat in the House of Representatives to take another seat as chair of the North Carolina State Ports Authority ... Keep Reading
A Small Step in the Right Direction
A recent law relieving new car owners from having to get emissions inspections might cause some turmoil in mechanics' shops but will put around $9 million back into the purses and ... Keep Reading
Governor Perdue Has Right Idea
Dare I say that Governor Perdue may be on to something? According to a recent article on WRAL.com, a good read by the way, the Governor is open to privatizing parts of the ABC ... Keep Reading
Perdue Proposes 25% Increase in Vehicle Registration Fees
Tucked away in the Governor's recommended 2010-11 budget proposal is a $75 million hike in Department of Motor Vehicle fees. Because the state's Department of Transportation has ... Keep Reading
NC DOT Gets One Right
Late last Friday, the NC Department of Transportation released a new report that represents a major step forward for the department -- they are now using a "data-driven approach is ... Keep Reading
