News
NC House committee backs property tax limit amendment
Lawmakers advance constitutional amendment for levy limits, aiming to curb property tax growth and reshape how North Carolina restricts local revenue.
News
Judge allows Cabarrus man to pursue 1st Amendment lawsuit against commissioners
A federal judge will allow a Cabarrus County man to proceed with his First Amendment lawsuit against county commissioners. The judge issued an order Wednesday rejecting the county’s motion to have the case dismissed.
Opinion
Most communities have a crime problem
In a recent column, I argued that cities would draw more investment and job creation to their downtowns if people felt safer in them. Because the only North Carolina cities included in the national study I cited were Charlotte and Raleigh, some readers concluded that I thought the problem was limited to those two jurisdictions....
