Chapel Hill, Orange County Propose Property Tax Hikes
Residents of Orange County – and especially Chapel Hill – may be facing higher property taxes this year, as the local budgeting process gets under way.
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NC Budget Dance Slowed as GOP Leaders Differ on Bottom Line
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON A big question within North Carolina state government at the start of...
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Local Government Meeting Schedule: May 2021
This series of posts will be made monthly on Chapelboro to help inform our community when local...
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Education Funding Disparities Take Center Stage in NC Budget Proposal
The State Board of Education and Governor Roy Cooper recently filed a detailed action plan that envisions spending at least $5.6 billion dollars on new education expenditures through 2028.
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Town of Hillsborough Adopts New Budget, Gives Paid Time Off to Vote
The Hillsborough Board of Commissioners met on Monday, its last meeting before summer break, to...
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Chapel Hill Town Council to Consider Balanced Budget Proposal, No Tax Increases
The Town of Chapel Hill recently heard a proposal from its Town Manager of a balanced budget, but...
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Chatham County Commissioners Want No Property Tax Increase
By Zachary Horner, Chatham News + Record Staff The Chatham County Board of Commissioners has instructed county staff to put together a fiscal year 2020-2021 budget with no property tax increase. The board made the vote...
Read MoreCredit Agency Concerned About North Carolina Budget Impasse
North Carolina’s lengthy budget impasse is getting attention from a leading credit-rating agency, whose top score for the state allows it to borrow very cheaply. Moody’s Investors Service writes the lack of a final...
Read MoreNC Legislature Goes Home, Still Without Budget Resolution
The North Carolina General Assembly went home on Thursday for a brief respite from Raleigh, still without the Republicans’ original two-year budget bill enacted and an uncertain path forward on Medicaid after nine months...
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