Last year Gov. Pat McCrory and the General Assembly managed to accomplish something that many longtime legislative observers thought was highly improbable if not impossible: a substantial rewrite of North Carolina's system for funding roads, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure.
Published: Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 @ 2:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Taxpayers and motorists would be better served if the proposed Monroe Connector/Bypass were judged on a merit-based system adopted last year rather than the old system that typically rewarded political influence and geography, a top transportation planner said.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 @ 11:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Drivers of some of the most fuel-efficient cars in North Carolina would be hit with extra license registration fees under the proposed Senate budget.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 @ 5:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Williams voted FOR Pryor Gibson's bill to help raise gasoline prices by reducing competition. That no doubt pleased the Petroleum Marketers Association who pushed the bill, but it should offend everyone who buys gasoline, whether for business or personal use.
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 @ 1:44 pm
By: Fern Shubert
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Sparks flew during a Wednesday Senate committee meeting after a top aide to Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue said that he never intended to alter the opinion of a top Department of Transportation official when he changed a letter about the timing for money on two toll projects.
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2012 @ 10:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Bev Perdue's top legislative aide told a Senate committee on Thursday that altered letters which ended up saying the opposite of what a top ranking Department of Transportation official intended.
Published: Friday, June 22nd, 2012 @ 9:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Department of Transportation's chief operating officer confirmed that he did not sign a letter to lawmakers saying that money was needed for two toll projects as soon as possible.
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2012 @ 7:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today is the day that officials from the N.C. Department of Transportation are slated to give their story about how altered letters from the department's chief operating officer made into the hands of state legislators last week.
Published: Wednesday, June 20th, 2012 @ 6:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Senate Rules Committee plans an inquiry into two altered letters purportedly from a top N.C. Department of Transportation official which said that money is needed now in order to proceed with two toll projects - the Garden Parkway in Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties and the Mid-Currituck.
Published: Wednesday, June 20th, 2012 @ 6:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In my forthcoming book on North Carolina's economy, Our Best Foot Forward, I discuss at length the role that transportation has played in the state's economic history.
Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 @ 4:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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