Monthly Archives: November 2008
Mileage tax puts cart before horse on highway needs
Thanks for NC DOT
“Fee-for-service†government
As the economic recession deepens and government officials at all levels search desperately for revenues to keep important public services afloat, progressives need to be extra careful to avoid a trap that has been set for them by a strange and unwitting alliance of conservatives and some of their well-meaning, but shortsighted fellow travelers. It is not a new trap, but the current hard times make it harder than ever to sidestep. [Continue Reading...]
Reality versus theory
Troubling DOT rumors
The Follies
Basnight weighs in on DOT
Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight has an idea for Governor-elect Beverly Perdue, who has pledged to reform the scandal-plagued Department of Transportation and was criticized during the campaign for her connections to DOT board members, several of whom raised money for campaign.
Lawmakers face more than $3 billion budget gap in 2009-10
Estimates from the Budget & Tax Center show how the shortfall could expand even further next year If current economic realities remain unchanged, North Carolina's budget gap could balloon to more than $3 billion next year. A new brief from Elaine Mejia, director of the N.C. Justice Center's Budget & Tax Center, outlines [Continue Reading...]
