click to enlarge Illustration by Skillet Gilmore This morning, the NO’s Colin Campbell reported on the Senate Republicans’ new “compromise” plans on sales-tax distribution and the state’s economic incentive programs. The backdrop to this, which I wrote about at some…
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NC Senate unveils compromise on sales tax distribution, jobs incentives
Senate Republican leaders rolled out a compromise Thursday addressing jobs incentives and a controversial plan to change how sales tax revenues are distributed among counties. The new Senate economic development bill – now separated from legislative budget talks – softens…
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A brutal ride along the Blue Ridge Parkway
Purchase Photos File photo | Jefferson Post – Sometimes the weather isn’t always perfect, as was the case in this 2011 race when a thick fog covered the country for the early morning portion of the race. Close Email–> Print–>…
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Unger named RCC trustee emeritus
Purchase Photos Contributed photo Retiring Richmond Community College Trustee Bert Unger was honored at Tuesday’s board meeting and granted trustee emeritus status for his many years of service on the board. Pictured are, from left, board Chairwoman Claudia Robinette, RCC…
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Affordable housing essay: Let’s subsidize real affordability
Editor’s note: This essay is part of a series in which local experts were asked: “What would it take to solve the Asheville area’s affordable housing problem?” Affordable housing is part of a community’s total economic development picture. Yet in…
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North Carolina bill offers bonds to raise $400 million for road and bridge …
North Carolina State Representative Dean Arp (R-Union) has introduced a general obligation bonds bill that would supply $400 million for supplemental highway funding across the state. H.B. 943 would put the bond option, which would aim to raise approximately $2.86…
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4×4: Four weeks, four candidates
Sixteen candidates have officially thrown their hats into the ring for the Asheville City Council elections this fall. Each week, Xpress will introduce, in brief, four candidates’ backgrounds and ideas for the city. Three seats on Council are up for…
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North Carolina editorial roundup
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: Aug. 2 News Observer, Raleigh, on North Carolina’s sales tax plan: Among the big policy changes stuffed into the state Senate’s budget is a proposal that could take significant revenue away from urban counties…
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WNC glass artists convene for major exhibition – Asheville Citizen
Buy Photo Artist Kathryn Adams unpacks some of her glasswork as she creates an installation for the “Glassville” exhibition in the second floor space of the Center for Craft, Creativity Designs on Wednesday.(Photo: Angeli Wright/awright@citizen-times.com)Buy Photo About 30 glass artists…
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