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Top NC court tackles Currituck’s use of occupancy tax money
North Carolina’s highest court will decide whether Currituck County has authority to spend occupancy tax money for public safety and emergency services.
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Top NC court will tackle Currituck occupancy tax dispute in February
The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. 17 in a case challenging Currituck County’s use of local occupancy tax money.
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Hearing set Jan. 8 on injunction for Watauga voting districts
A federal judge has scheduled a Jan. 8 hearing on a proposed injunction to block the North Carolina General Assembly’s local Watauga County voting districts.
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Legislators oppose injunction against Watauga voting districts
State legislative leaders outlined their objections Monday to an injunction that would block local election districts they created for Watauga County in 2023 and 2024.
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Lawmakers can intervene in federal suit against Watauga districts
Republican state legislative leaders will be able to intervene in a federal lawsuit filed against districts the General Assembly drew for local Watauga County elections.
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Lawmakers seek to intervene in federal suit against Watauga districts
State legislative leaders are asking a federal judge to allow them to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging new voting districts for local Watauga County elections.
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Tourism groups support suit against Currituck tax at top NC court
Groups tied to North Carolina’s travel and tourism industry are backing a lawsuit against Currituck County at the state’s highest court. The suit from local taxpayers contends that county commissioners have violated state law when spending occupancy tax money.
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Federal suit challenges NC laws for local Watauga voting districts
A new federal lawsuit challenges state laws that created new voting districts for Watauga County’s county commissioners and school board. The suit alleges that the Republican-led General Assembly’s districts violate voters’ constitutional rights.
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Critics urge state’s highest court to reject Currituck occupancy tax appeal
Plaintiffs challenging Currituck County’s occupancy tax spending are asking the state Supreme Court to reject the county’s recent appeal. The state’s second-highest court ruled against the county in March.
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Currituck asks NC Supreme Court to take up occupancy tax dispute
Currituck County and its Tourism Development Authority want North Carolina’s highest court to consider a dispute involving local occupancy taxes. The state Court of Appeals ruled against the county in March.
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Appeals Court rules against Currituck County in occupancy tax dispute
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled against Currituck County in its dispute with residents over spending of occupancy tax money. Tuesday’s decision means Currituck cannot spend occupancy tax proceeds on public safety services. The decision also revives critics’ case against other challenged uses of occupancy tax money. Appellate judges reversed a 2021 trial court order favoring the county.
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New Hanover officials explore eminent domain to get parking lot from Wilmington strip club
A Wilmington adult entertainment club, Cheetah Premier, is currently engaged in a heated battle with New Hanover County’s Board of Commissioners over a recent eminent domain declaration. On November 6th, the Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to explore using eminent domain on Cheetah Premier to secure more parking space for the county’s new government complex...
