Protecting our investments means taking care of what we own. As state taxpayers, we own a lot of stuff — office, school and university buildings, state agencies and department offices, courthouses, prisons, libraries, books … and lots of land. North Carolina owns 42 parks, a symphony orchestra, a zoo, and seven history and two art museums. North Carolina has assets worth billions, accumulated over...
Gas-powered vehicles offered a market-friendly device, gas and car taxes, for users to pay for the overall road network roughly according to their use.
A national expert contends that partisan elections compare favorably to other options on the table.
Polling for The New York Times found that while only 37 percent of Americans supported the tax-reform bill in December, 51 percent favored it by February.
If the supply of oil goes up, the price of oil and gasoline falls. If the supply of oranges goes up, the price of oranges and orange juice goes down. If the supply of computers, televisions, and smart phones increases, the prices of all these products decline. These are all examples of how the basic...
GREENSBORO —Who would think that building parking decks — those generic, innocuous concrete and steel structures where we leave our cars for a few hours while we pursue work and leisure — would have strong political implications? As a 30-year resident, I would say “only in Greensboro,” though most cities probably face complicated parking issues...
