Category: Tax and Spend

Constitutional Amendment To Limit Property Tax Increases

Rep. Brian Echevrarria has a great article at Carolina Journal that talks about a proposal to limit property tax increases. Republicans are proposing a constitutional amendment. Statewide, steep increases in property valuations have increased property taxes; and we likely face potentially severe future increases. Local units of government are exploiting […]

Guilford Property Taxes To Rise 48% Unless Commissioners Act

The Rhino Times reports that the Guilford Tax Department is now projecting that property values in the county will be (average) 48% higher than the last time properties were revalued. That means property taxes will rise around 50 percent– plus or minus– for homeowners unless the county commissioners (and the […]

Rhino: County’s Bond Debt Repayment Estimated At $3.3 Billion

Readers might recall that we have had two bond issues for school construction during recent years in Guilford County. The Republican commissioners had passed a smaller bond issue before they lost control. The socialist commissioner then passed a huge bond issue when they took over. In any event, Scott Yost […]

NC “Research Industrial Complex” Rallies Against DOGE Funding Cuts

There is an entire web of institutions, mostly in the Triangle and Triad regions of North Carolina, that rely upon funding and grants from the federal government for medical research and other types of scientific research. These include our academic medical institutions but also other entities. I saw a couple […]