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On March 24, Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker announced he was temporarily suspending all pistol permit services until April 30.  State Senators Warren Daniel (R-Burke) and Danny Britt (R-Robeson)…

Under the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, many state and local governments around the country have issued “stay at home” orders. These orders make broad exceptions for workers at a…

RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees topped $2,315 per person in Chapel Hill during the 2012 budget year, as the Orange County town dropped from No. 2 to No. 3…

Click here to view and here to listen to Michael Lowrey discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees topped $2,303 per person in Chapel Hill during…

Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees topped $2,281 per person in Chapel Hill…

Click here to view and here to listen to Daren Bakst discussing this press release. RALEIGH — Public school systems in Durham, Orange, and Montgomery counties, along with…

RALEIGH — Durham County voters have good reasons to question a pair of sales tax increases on the November ballot that would take another $26.5 million per year out of…

Durham County commissioners are asking voters to approve two sales-tax increases on November 8. The requested increases would amount to $26.5 million per year in new tax revenues. This request comes amid news that state unemployment has been above 9 percent since January 2009 and is currently 10.4 percent.

Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees topped $2,275 per person in Chapel Hill during…

RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees reached $2,252 per person in Chapel Hill during the 2008 budget year, as the Orange County town ranked No. 4 among North Carolina’s largest…