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Last-minute vaping tax proposal could threaten other tax reforms

State legislators have sent a tax on vaping to the House. The House Finance Committee amended a mini-budget, Senate Bill 557, Wednesday, Oct. 30, to raise the tax on vaping and send part of the tax revenue toward the Tobacco Use Prevention Fund.  Representatives called the tax the “first step” in tackling the vaping crisis....

Julie Havlak
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House gives NC Virtual Academy charter school a chance to enroll more students

Despite low performance, NC Virtual Academy may get to raise its enrollment by 20% after the House approved legislation granting the enrollment growth.  On Thursday, June 11, the House passed Senate Bill 392, by a vote of 87-26. The bill now goes to the Senate for concurrence.  One section of S.B. 392, the Various Charter...

Lindsay Marchello
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Tax cap amendment clears key House committee

A proposed state constitutional amendment which would reduce the cap on the income tax rate to 5.5 percent moved closer to a statewide referendum Wednesday, despite the protests of Democratic lawmakers. The House Finance Committee approved Senate Bill 75 by a voice vote along party lines. Democrats asked for a roll call vote, but didn’t...

Will Rierson

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