On Wednesday, Republican legislative leaders filed a bill that would ensure North Carolinians are not coerced into joining labor unions. A “right-to-work” state law is already in place, but this bill would allow voters to decide whether to adopt it into the North Carolina Constitution. North Carolina has been a “right-to-work” state, meaning workers cannot...
A national group of tax lawyers wants the U.S. Supreme Court to take a case from North Carolina dealing with sales taxes on out-of-state transactions. The case stems from a Wisconsin-based company's fight against a sales tax assessment from N.C. revenue officials.
The N.C. Court of Appeals will consider next month a case involving bar owners’ challenge against Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 shutdown orders. Chief Judge Donna Stroud and Judges April Wood and Jefferson Griffin, all Republicans, are scheduled to consider the case on May 9.
A company fighting the N.C. Department of Revenue over sales tax on out-of-state transactions hopes to take its case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The company wants the nation’s highest court to reverse a December ruling from North Carolina’s top court.
President Joe Biden visited semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed in Durham today, kicking off his Investing in America Tour.
Raleigh-based First Citizens has agreed to buy the failed SVB (Silicon Valley Bank). The FDIC issued a statement late Sunday that they agreed on the sale of all deposits and loans of the troubled bank.
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-10th District, discusses his role as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee in looking into recent bank failures. The committee meets again March 29.
One of Raleigh’s oldest banks is in the running to purchase the failed Silicon Valley Bank, also known as SVB.
Tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris is taking a tax dispute with the N.C. Department of Revenue to the state Supreme Court. The case involves $7.2 million in tax credits Philip Morris claims it’s entitled to take.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court’s ruling favoring Chapel Hill in a dispute over fees charged to developers for affordable housing. Appellate judges agreed the plaintiff waited too long to file suit.
Jon Sanders, director of the Center for Food, Power, and Life at the John Locke Foundation, testifies Wednesday about occupational licensing before the N.C. House Regulatory Reform Committee.
