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Plan could return up to $4 million to Washington taxpayers; Davis urges residents to attend and speak Monday, June 8
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2026 @ 5:04 pm
By: Joe Davis
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City Manager Confirms Current Rate Sits 23% Above the Revenue-Neutral Baseline; Ten Fiscal Reform Items Removed From Agenda Before Discussion
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2026 @ 4:09 pm
By: Joe Davis
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Property taxes are an affront to the concept of private property
Published: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 @ 12:40 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Listen to Florida Ron DeSantis explain why something must be done
Published: Sunday, July 6th, 2025 @ 1:22 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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Property values are up, your taxes don't have to be.
Published: Monday, March 17th, 2025 @ 9:05 am
By: Dave Hudson
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The current mayor and his slate of candidates WILL raise your property taxes.
Published: Friday, November 3rd, 2023 @ 11:41 pm
By: Gary Ceres
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"if Wrightsville Beach experiences one more major storm the devastation to property could be catastrophic, costing taxpayers as well as the National Flood Insurance Program significantly more.” said Congressman David Rouzer, R-NC
Published: Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 @ 8:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Property taxes on homeowners will increase $418 on average after vote on new $861 million budget
Published: Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 @ 8:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Senate and House bills propose full property tax waiver for permanently disabled veterans.
Published: Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 @ 7:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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According to the IRS the smart thing to do is to tell them if we have stolen but if we tell them we are stupid.
Published: Thursday, January 20th, 2022 @ 11:34 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Cities and Counties Won't Need to Increase Property Taxes
Published: Monday, January 10th, 2022 @ 2:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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After splitting along party lines just twice in their first six months together, the current lineup of the N.C. Supreme Court has produced four more 4-3 partisan splits today.
Published: Thursday, September 2nd, 2021 @ 9:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Beaufort County has a hole in it budget bucket. It is leaking money. But, the water level never goes down.
Published: Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 @ 6:46 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Orange County Commissioners have voted to raise property taxes by 1/4-cent in order to "combat climate change."
Published: Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 @ 9:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Wake County Commissioners passed a 10.13% property tax increase Monday night- the second largest in the county's history, despite calls for more access to public comment and increased fiscal responsibility from the Wake County Republican Party.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2019 @ 11:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Wake County Republican Party called on the Wake County Commission today to give taxpayers more opportunities to speak out about the proposed 10 percent property tax hike.
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2019 @ 12:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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H.B. 431 — titled the FIBER NC Act — would grant counties and cities the authority to use property taxes to construct such facilities and equipment.
Published: Friday, April 19th, 2019 @ 3:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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If you think you got a good deal or a fair deal in the revaluation of your property for taxes this year, there is a very good chance you did not.
Published: Monday, September 10th, 2018 @ 12:49 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Few people seem to be noticing but property taxes for Wake County homeowners may be going up yet again
Published: Sunday, August 19th, 2018 @ 10:59 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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If you think you got a good deal or a fair deal in the revaluation of your property for taxes this year, there is a very good chance you did not.
Published: Wednesday, July 4th, 2018 @ 6:53 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Based on appeals from several property owners the 2018 tax valuation may have over-valued many properties in the county.
Published: Monday, June 25th, 2018 @ 5:44 am
By: Hood Richardson
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A Dare County real estate developer with a history of financial troubles has made little progress in selling 900 vacant lots in the Pine Mountain development in Burke County
Published: Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 @ 4:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When North Carolina is competing with other states and nations for investment, business startups and expansions, and high-value professionals, we start out with some important advantages
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2017 @ 10:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For North Carolina counties, fiscal 2018 starts July 1, meaning counties have to pass and publish budgets
Published: Sunday, July 9th, 2017 @ 12:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A state legislator is hoping to give disabled veterans and spouses of fallen first responders a break on their property tax bills
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2017 @ 5:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina General Assembly reconvened the 2017 Regular Session at noon on Wednesday January 25th
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2017 @ 10:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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When North Carolina voters in 17 counties cast their ballots this year, they had the option of voting "yes" or "no" for proposed increases in local sales or property taxes
Published: Tuesday, November 15th, 2016 @ 1:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Relatively speaking, North Carolina has a low rate of property taxation. That's a basic fact of public finance - but its implications are varied, significant, and underappreciated
Published: Thursday, May 5th, 2016 @ 11:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today...
Published: Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 @ 8:16 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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In North Carolina, the federal government owns 1.7 million acres, or 7.7 percent of the state. Federal land is found in nearly half of the state's counties, yet the majority of the federally owned land is concentrated in the western part of the state. Counties derive the majority of their...
Published: Tuesday, August 4th, 2015 @ 9:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On a mild, overcast June 5 in Raleigh, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker stepped up to the microphone in the garden of a private home. He was there to discuss what he had done in Wisconsin, and, implicitly, what he could do for the nation.
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 @ 10:03 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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This kind of thing happens a lot at the local level. Your county commissioners will claim they are holding the line on the property tax rate.
Published: Friday, March 20th, 2015 @ 11:04 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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For many of us, Labor Day signifies the last day of summer. For local governments, it is the day property tax bills are sent to millions of citizens. Property taxes are one of the oldest forms of taxation in North Carolina and were used through the 1930s as a joint tax by state and local...
Published: Saturday, September 6th, 2014 @ 1:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I have been trying to get before this body and the public since the first of this year relative to the Property Tax evaluations, especially those touching water.
Published: Monday, August 11th, 2014 @ 11:42 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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If you’ve ever made a bad deal you understand how people in the 51 North Carolina public power communities feel.
Published: Friday, August 1st, 2014 @ 2:56 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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I am an advocate of getting local property tax in line with actual values for which it might sell. Right now, Realtors tell me their average sale is 70% of appraised value.
Published: Sunday, June 15th, 2014 @ 2:57 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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One of the unique characteristics of education funding in North Carolina is the fact that a relatively high percentage of revenue comes from state sources. According to National Education Association estimates for the 2013-14 school year, the national average share of state revenue for public...
Published: Friday, May 23rd, 2014 @ 2:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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