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Local Government Commission Approves Projects During a Meeting at UNC Wilmington Campus
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 @ 6:47 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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A 17-state coalition seeking out gas tax alternatives is looking for volunteers in North Carolina to test mileage-based user fees (MBUF).
Published: Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 @ 12:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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How can North Carolina pay for the construction and maintenance of roads in the future?
Published: Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 @ 5:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The latest ratings of highway systems are out — and for North Carolina, the news is mixed. In general cost-effectiveness, our state’s roads and bridges rank a bit better than average.
Published: Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 @ 1:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Department of Transportation doesn’t have enough debt space to borrow the full $3 billion for local road and bridge construction promised in the Build NC Bond Act of 2018.
Published: Thursday, February 28th, 2019 @ 9:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Since 2011, the Republican-led General Assembly has restrained the growth of government, brought spending in line with revenue, paid down debt, put more money in savings than ever, and restored voter approval for new debt
Published: Wednesday, June 6th, 2018 @ 1:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, after considerable debate, voted to provide $8.7 million for the State Bureau of Investigation to buy an airplane
Published: Sunday, May 22nd, 2016 @ 10:36 pm
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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When you ask North Carolina voters to name the top election issue in state politics, the most common answer - unless we are in the midst of a recession - is education.
Published: Wednesday, April 27th, 2016 @ 11:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When America was a young country, the federal government had a much more prominent role to play in transportation than it does today. Federal transportation programs were heavily involved in the collaboration among the states to ensure consistent standards, interconnectivity of facilities, and...
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2016 @ 10:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Senate passed a balanced $21.47 billion state budget on Thursday, June 18, 2015.
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 11:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. Chamber is resurrecting an idea to pay for roads that eventually could confront concerns over the growing gap between increasing highway use and dwindling fuel tax revenues.
Published: Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 @ 6:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Late last week, the NC House began to release some of the details of its budget in sub-committees. Shortly after lunch on Monday the House released its full budget plan to the public. The bill, House Bill 97, will be voted on in a full appropriations committee meeting today and then sent to the...
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 10:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory signed legislation that will immediately reduce North Carolina's gas tax as part of a finance plan that will stabilize revenue needed for the state’s transportation projects.
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 @ 2:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Some of the honorables on Jones Street — aided and abetted by the drive by media — are still pushing that myth about how cash-starved the state is for road construction money.
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2015 @ 10:56 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor McCrory recognizes that our state's transportation infrastructure plays a critical role in attracting and retaining businesses, while connecting people to jobs, healthcare, education and recreation. That's why he created a 25-year vision to map our future and determine how to best...
Published: Saturday, February 7th, 2015 @ 4:54 am
By: Chris Downey
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We got hit with headlines this week suggesting that roadwork across the state could grind to a halt very soon -- thanks to the Federal Highway Trust Fund running out of money
Published: Sunday, March 30th, 2014 @ 12:37 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I thought we beat the issue of tolling ferries in Eastern North Carolina about a year ago. At that time there were meetings, newspaper articles, threats of political doom, and a lot of dancing by politicians.
Published: Thursday, February 20th, 2014 @ 1:52 am
By: Hood Richardson
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100,000 new residents call North Carolina home each year. From 1990 to 2010, our population grew by 44 percent and vehicle travel increased 63 percent.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2013 @ 5:43 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Governor Pat McCrory introduced a new proposal for funding transportation projects today to accelerate North Carolina's infrastructure investments and encourage greater economic growth.
Published: Friday, April 19th, 2013 @ 11:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Pat McCrory ran a winning gubernatorial campaign and now faces the even larger task of governing.
Published: Thursday, November 22nd, 2012 @ 11:30 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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