Sales tax hikes voted down in five NC counties
Five counties across North Carolina had the worst political timing this year: They asked voters to raise local sales tax rates amid sky-high inflation.
Month: November 2022
Cooper announces picks for new UNC commission
Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday announced his appointments for his new Governor’s Commission on the Governance of Public Universities in North Carolina – and it’s a bipartisan group.
Groups criticize NC pension fund’s ties to corporate landlord
Progress Residential is among the national companies in the headlines for buying up single-family homes to convert to rental properties, driving up home prices and making it harder for first-time homebuyers to buy property.
McCrory, Ric Flair among this year’s write-in votes
Tallying write-in votes might be the most tedious post-election job. With a few rare exceptions (usually small-town elections), write-in candidates don’t win or come even close.
Three counties that flipped blue to red in 2022 election
While the outcome of the U.S. Senate race this year wasn’t all that different from 2020, three counties flipped from blue to red. Back then, Democrat Cal Cunningham won the most votes in Wilson, Nash and Anson counties – where Republican Ted Budd came out on top this year.
New election equipment rules could be rejected
The Rules Review Commission will meet today to review regulations proposed by the State Board of Elections that would add restrictions on access to proprietary information about voting systems.
Revenue challenges at N.C. Industrial Commission
Speaking of budget shortfalls, the head of the N.C. Industrial Commission told lawmakers this week that it’s struggling to cover employee salaries from fee revenue alone.
UNC System enrollment drops prompt funding request
Facing steep enrollment declines, UNC System officials plan to ask lawmakers next year for additional funding help for three campuses where the drop in students has been particularly sharp.
Cryptocurrency executives funded NC campaigns
Two cryptocurrency executives who led a company that filed for bankruptcy this week were among the biggest political donors in North Carolina this year.
Legislative leaders don’t have much to say on Trump
Former President Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that he’ll run again in 2024, but North Carolina’s top Republican leaders weren’t exactly eager to talk about it.
House panel looks to change school calendars
One of the most active interim legislative committees this year has been the House Select Committee on An Education System for North Carolina’s Future. It’s held hearings all over the state and heard presentations on a broad range of education issues.
Berger floats possibility of an abortion compromise next year
Abortion will clearly be one of the most contentious – and hardest to predict – issue that the legislature will tackle next year.
New report critical of Certificate of Need law
As negotiations over Certificate of Need regulations continue to tie up Medicaid expansion, the conservative Americans For Prosperity Foundation issued a report Monday criticizing the CON process for expanding health care infrastructure.
Democrats’ setbacks contributed to losses in two key districts
As election results nationally are increasingly a much better picture for Democrats that most everyone expected, North Carolina’s “Red Wave” results in legislative races seem like a mysterious outlier.
No concession yet in key House race
Another N.C. House candidate where the vote tallies are close said Thursday that he’s not yet ready to concede defeat.