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Annexation legal fight —cities won’t give up
JLF president John Hood weighs in on cities’ legal fight against annexation reform: I doubt the cities will succeed. I suspect they will simply additional taxpayer resources in a futile…
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Misusing Anathematic Buzz Phrases
The League of Municipalities branded HB56 and SB27 as undermining the rule of law and expensive to the taxpayer: Citizens should be very concerned about the General Assembly’s approach in…
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Cary’s Mayor Rightly Cautious About Pressure From Police Group
Last year I wrote about concerns over a U.S. Senate bill (S3194) that would have overruled North Carolina’s law that prohibits public sector collective bargaining, giving public safety employees the…
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Ghastly
Published with the current Asheville City Council meeting agenda is a copy of the legislative agenda for the League of Municipalities. (The link is here, and the NCLM materials begin…
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Senate Committee looks at bill to “modernize” ABC system
Recommendations resulting from a legislative study commission have led to the creation of Senate Bill 1112. In an effort to “modernize” the ABC system, 14 pages of new rules and…
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If You’ve Got the Money, We’ve Got the Protection
I thought government derived its powers from the consent of the governed. I am aware of no power exerted by an individual of going around protecting people when he gets…
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Another Reason to Sue the Overreaching Federal Government
In a staff report dated April 13, but in existence prior to today, Asheville City Attorney Bob Oast alluded to federal legislation impacting the state’s position on collective bargaining for…
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Bad Legislation II
John Hood, president of the John Locke Foundation, has argued that HB 525, the annexation bill, has, through debate, been watered down so does nothing to grant residents of unincorporated…
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Walk right in, sit right down
Winston Salem officials are apparently entering private homes to ?make sure things improve? on properties reported to be an eyesore. And to get things moving, neighbors are encouraged to report…
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Annexation reform bill moves along
The House Finance Committee meeting continues. A few more amendments are considered, including John Blust’s proposal to prohibit annexations across county lines and Dale Folwell’s amendment, which would have authorized…
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Clodfelter Poised to Kill Annexation Reform
Daren Bakst has the gory details here, but suffice it to say state Sen. Dan Clodfelter is about to deliver a major victory to the forces of the status quo.…
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Annexation Commission Meeting
I don’t need to do a thorough review of yesterday’s annexation meeting because Becki already did a great job providing the review. Some thoughts: 1) Most commission members that suggested…