Over at sister blog The Locker Room, JLF’s Terry Stoops describes last night’s defeat of all 14 sales tax hike referendums around North Carolina — including in Orange County — this way:

Sales-Tax Beat-Down

These results send a crystal-clear message to local government officials: stop spending and tighten your belt as your constituents are doing because the never-ending calls for more money will be met with a resounding “no”.