North Carolina Charter Lawsuit – Asheville
April 30, 2012 Education, Featured
Rep. Renee Ellmers introduces bill to block tolls on I-95 in North Carolina
U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers of Dunn has introduced legislation to block tolling of traffic on Interstate 95 through North Carolina. “While our highways need to be updated to meet growing needs and usage, North Carolina taxpayers should not have to bear further burdens after paying one of the highest gas taxes in the country,” Ellmers [...]
No solution from panel studying NC city power debt
RALEIGH, N.C. – Members of a legislative committee didn’t settle Wednesday on any sweeping plan to reduce high electric bills in more than 30 eastern North Carolina municipalities that are on the hook for $2.1 billion in debt. Instead, the panel supported draft recommendations to create a commission to study the issue and the negative [...]
NC lawmakers set to discuss fate of estate tax
March 7, 2012 Featured, News, State House, State Senate
RALEIGH, N.C. — General Assembly members are discussing whether North Carolina’s estate tax should be changed or repealed as its scope is about to expand. A legislative oversight committee planned to hear Wednesday from supporters and opponents of the state’s version of the estate tax. The threshold for paying the tax will be lowered starting [...]
NC’s tab on outside lawyers for new maps is $695K
RALEIGH – North Carolina has paid several times as much on outside attorneys hired by Republican lawmakers for advice on new district boundaries and defending them compared to similar counsel in the previous redistricting round, according to records and invoices. Responding to public records requests by multiple media outlets, the General Assembly released documents showing [...]
