Liberty
Charlotte-Panthers-MLS $110m saga continues
There is a lot going on here, but I’ll just jump to the chase–the City of Charlotte is holding firm —so far–on its offer of $110 million to pay for…
Rock Hill
city in York County, South Carolina, United States
Liberty
Next up? Charlotte to Rock Hill light rail
Charlotte Observer reports: York County is ready to more than talk about light rail connection into Charlotte. County planners want to find out what it will take to make it…
Liberty
Panthers move to S.C.—a primer on ‘jock taxes’
Pretty good article in the Charlotte Observer on the impact the Carolina Panthers’ proposed move to South Carolina will have on the players. The bill that would give the Panthers…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Just Keep Compoundin’: Questioning the Economic Impact of a New Carolina Panthers headquarters in S.C.
From JLF’s Jon Sanders: Now and then you’ll encounter a public servant actually questioning the bad numbers propping up a bad policy proposal, and it’s as refreshing as, well, any…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Just Keep Compoundin’: Questioning the Economic Impact of a New Carolina Panthers headquarters in S.C.
Now and then you’ll encounter a public servant actually questioning the bad numbers propping up a bad policy proposal, and it’s as refreshing as, well, any scene from a lite…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
SC senator challenges the huge economic impact of a new Panthers HQ
South Carolina's Commerce Department says it'll cause all 150 players, coaches, staff, and owners to move across the border, create 5,715 new jobs, and have an economic impact over 15…
Liberty
Re: Panthers’ move to S.C
Maybe it’s me–granted every day is a brand new news cycle in the age of Trump—but the Carolina Panthers’ plans to take advantage of proposed tax breaks in South Carolina…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Charlotte starts to grow to the west
Charlotte meaning the city itself as well as the suburbs where many people that work there live, has expanded out over the past decades to the north (Huntersville, Iredell County…
Liberty
Catawbas May Land Casinos in Both Carolinas
My JLF colleague Dan Way offers up the latest on the Catawbas attempt to build a casino. Or, as Dan reports, two, one on each side of the state border.…
Liberty
Murky Legal Language Could Let Catawbas Open N.C. Casino
Carolina Journal’s Dan Way has a story out on the legal situation surrounding the Catawabas’ bid to open a casino in Kings Mountain. Because of the local interest, here’s the…
Liberty
Did Rock Hill Break the Law?
Odd little deal involving the city of Rock Hill getting paid to tear down part of redevelopment project — by its redevelopment partner. And while private demolishing outfits are locked…
Law & Public Safety
Annexation Abuse Even With Consent: Lessons for North Carolina
View in your browser. In the Spotlight The city of Rock Hill, South Carolina, which needs consent from the property owners in the Miller Pond neighborhood before it can annex…