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
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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
N.C. DOT: Building Roads to Nowhere
This N&O story discusses how road funding in North Carolina is based on an antiquated "equity formula" rather than allocated based on need. The equity formula was created in ... Keep Reading
Dell to Cost Taxpayers an Additional $53 million
In what has to be seen as a somewhat bizarre and highly questionable decision, the NC DOT has decided to continue with its plans to expand a Winston-Salem road that leads to the ... Keep Reading
