The Raleigh Republicans’ Assist To Corporate Employers of Physicians

The General Assembly passed a bill— HB 67– that does several things. The bill runs 48 pages. Senate candidate Don Brown recently discussed it on OAN. He focused on the part of the bill that opens the floodgates for many more foreign-trained physicians to be employed by hospital systems in […]

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 […]

Gross Mismanagement At Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Schools

When the state auditor’s report became public yesterday, it was reported prominently in the regional TV media. Fox 8 has a good summary. It is quite clear that the school system in Forsyth County has been badly mismanaged. There are two possibilities to explain this mismanagement. The first is that […]

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 […]