UPDATE August 2013: The authority to levy the local land transfer tax discussed in this post was repealed by the General Assembly in 2011. The legislature also made changes to the effective date of a new Article 46 local sales … Read more

Suppose a North Carolina county wishes to impose term limits on its county commissioners.  May it do so?  Could a city impose term limits on its mayor or council members?  What about a local school unit?  Could it put term … Read more