In 2020, citing risks to the state's coastal economy and ecology, Gov. Cooper got Pres. Trump to add North Carolina to his offshore energy leasing moratorium, finding out later it…
At last night’s meeting, the Asheville City Council unanimously voted to ban new hotel construction for up to a year. According to the Citizen-Times, the decision “follows years of concerns…
At least two lawmakers think so, according to a recent WRAL report: Two days after prosecutors announced they would seek the death penalty against four inmates charged in a failed…
Evidently, the tax-exempt status of the Euro-style recycling center proposed for Haywood County was a deal killer with the county commissioners. Citizens, fearing the proposal would return in a more…
Buncombe County has lifted its moratorium on the adoption of pit bulls. If you love the feel of that gray hum that subsumes your brain as you read nitpicky excuses,…
A six-year-old was killed by a pit bull. He climbed a fence into a neighbor’s yard, and what happened after is anybody’s story. So as to look proactive and allay…
With overwhelming citizen support, the Watauga County Board of commissioners passed a moratorium on building any new: asphalt plants, electricity generating facilities, propane or gasoline bulk storage facilities, chip mills,…
At last night’s meeting, the Greensboro City Council voted 8-1 to put a 30-day moratorium on the entertainment facility security ordinance passed earlier this month: Council members said they wanted…
The Hendersonville Times-News tells more about Hendersonville City Council’s concerns about homeless people wrecking up the scene for New Urbanist revitalization of Seventh Avenue. With five missions in the future…
North Carolina has not executed a death row inmate since 2006, largely because of a de facto moratorium on carrying out the death penalty. Sen. Thom Goolsby, R-New Hanover, has…
As promised, here’s some more on the annexation moratorium bill, which I discussed yesterday. Before I get into the question that everyone can’t wait to hear my thoughts about, I…
Yesterday, the House introduced a bill (HB 9) that would put a moratorium on annexations that are still “in the process.” The House members should be commended for introducing a…