online

Click here to view and here to listen to Fergus Hodgson discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — North Carolina’s so-called “Amazon tax” fails on all counts and deserves…

Former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith said that one of the greatest challenges facing local government is how to do more with less. This is certainly true for local governments in North Carolina. In the past two years, they have had to adjust to significantly more stringent budgetary constraints. This was brought on, in large part, by Governor Easley’s decision to withhold state reimbursements to counties and municipalities. Because of this localities are being forced to find innovative ways to balance their budgets.