The N.C. Supreme Court has ruled today that the Moore County seat of Carthage did not have authority from the state to impose water and sewer impact fees. The decision…
George Leef explains for Forbes readers negative consequences linked to city street vending limitations. One field that is particularly cluttered with such obstacles is street vending. A new study released…
Here is more detailed coverage of what was said and done with the recent Court of Appeals’ ruling against the City of Asheville in the ongoing water dispute.
Got a story out for Carolina Journal on a zoning dispute between Queens University, the city of Charlotte, and Myers Park residents over a new parking deck at the school.…
Just when you thought the battle for control of Charlotte Douglas International Airport, couldn’t become more bizarre, it does. From the UPoR: Ten members of the 13-member commission were present…
The N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled this morning that a woman shot by Asheville police during a 2007 car chase can move forward with her lawsuit against the three…
Tonight the Chapel Hill town council will reportedly take up — yet again– whether or not to ban talking on a cell phone while driving in town. If the council…
As in Rome, one must have the law written on his heart to be a real citizen. And so, I ask residents of Boone, whither is better: the third violation…
In today’s Carolina Journal Exclusive, Donna Martinez writes about a City of Durham public television program that advocated in support of the Durham County half-cent sales tax increase for transit.…
Chapel Hill is determined to give people reasons not to visit and spend money. If you’ve tried, you know parking is a nightmare around downtown and UNC. There’s also a…
Boone Saloon owner Skip Sinanian, as might be expected, was cited for violating the city’s new noise ordinance. In one night, he was fined $250 and then $500. He says…
Annexation Reform made the list of eleven action items JLF hoped the legislature would address in the first 100 days of the 2011 Legislative session. It was a victory for…