Spotlight RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAXES Bill changes how NC cities and counties tell residents about property tax increases RICHARD CRAVER Winston-Salem Journal Jun 26, 2026 4 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The state Senate gave approval Wednesday to another bill affecting residential property tax rates.kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?4=68]8@G^$6DD:@?D^a_ad^q:==D^$6?2E6^!su^$hhaGa]A57Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm$6?2E6 q:== hha[ E:E=65 Q%CFE9 :? %2I2E:@?[Qk^2m H@F=5 8:G6 C6D:56?E:2= 9@>6@H?6CD 2? :?5:G:5F2= 9625D\FA 2?5 E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ G@:46 E96:C 4@?46C?D :7 2 >F?:4:A2=:EJ :? E96:C 4@>>F?:EJ A=2?D E@ :?4C62D6 E96 AC@A6CEJ E2I C2E6 36J@?5 H92E :D 4@?D:56C65 C6G6?F6\?6FEC2=]k^AmkAm%96 $6?2E6 A2DD65 E96 3:== 3J 2 bg\c G@E6] xE 92D 366? 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He was 28 in law enforcement training when he had a medical emergency. The people around him saved him. He was a detention officer in the county jail but he wanted to go to Basic Law Enforcement Training.
NC House bill would allow for early bird renewal of driver's license House 1094 would treat a driver's license renewal earlier than 180 days before expiration similar to a duplicate license.
NC has a strict, decades-old ban on coastal seawalls. Will lawmakers repeal it? North Carolina's strict rules on what can be built on its coast, including a long-standing ban on permanent hardened erosion control structure…
