JLF researchers continue their analysis of proposed tax increases in more than 20 counties across North Carolina. News at Norman highlighted this week Research Director and Local Government Analyst Michael Sanera‘s comments about the proposed sales tax increase for Lincoln County. The Locke Foundation’s annual By The Numbers report of city and county tax burdens could play a role in local Davidson County elections; at least one candidate cites the report’s statistics on the campaign trail. Meanwhile, the Burlington Times-News sought this week John Locke Foundation President John Hood‘s analysis of the gubernatorial veto.
