CHAPEL HILL — Chapel Hill’s voter owned election program is a pilot project approved by the General Assembly. Town Council had hoped it would become a trend statewide. Wilmington, Greenville, and Raleigh have passed resolutions urging lawmakers to allow all municipalities to create such a program.
RALEIGH — Behind the ideological debate over tactics, there are questions over not only the impact of policies at the federal level versus state-based initiatives, but also the role of government in job creation generally.
RALEIGH — If all goes smoothly, the General Assembly might consider expanding the use of instant runoff voting to partisan races, which could be good news for third parties. Election officials also say holding an instant runoff will save taxpayers millions of dollars.
GREENVILLE — Even in a struggling economy, local tax measures in the Tar Heel State have fared well. Of the nine counties that have held tax elections so far this year, only two have failed. At least nine more counties have a quarter-cent sales tax referendum on the Nov. 2 ballot.
HILLSBOROUGH — If a Nov. 2 referendum were approved, Orange County’s sales tax rate would jump to 8 percent sometime in 2011 and generate an estimated $2.3 million per year in additional revenue.
RALEIGH — Redistricting can go far in making or breaking a party’s political fortunes. If Tar Heel Republicans control the process this time around, it could be their ticket out of an electoral slump that dates back to Reconstruction.
RALEIGH — Reps. Etheridge, McIntyre, Kissell, and Shuler would not say whether they support President Obama's appeal for an extra $50 billion in "emergency" spending for state and local governments.
RALEIGH — Backers of third parties hope to cash in on a growing frustration with the political establishment. The Tea Party demonstrations that started last year, the growth of unaffiliated voters, and the expansion of social networking to spur political activism has fueled optimism from minority parties.
RALEIGH — Expenses documented by Verizon Business and released by the state suggest the telecommunications company bought alcohol for state employees on at least a dozen occasions, even while negotiating a $51.5 million contract to support the state’s vehicle inspections program.
RALEIGH — A CNN poll released Wednesday found that 71 percent of adult Americans were very likely (41 percent) or somewhat likely (30 percent) to attend a “town hall meeting or some other public forum where voters got a chance to speak” on health-care reform hosted by a member of Congress in their communities.
RALEIGH — Tax protesters across North Carolina continue to share their displeasure about government bailouts, costly stimulus packages, and pork-barrel spending. They’ve gathered to take part in a series of “tea parties,” including one set last weekend in Graham.
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