Every session, the North Carolina General Assembly considers a bevy of bills related to animals, many of which relate to foxes and coyotes. This year was no exception. Only one major animal control related bill, S.L. 2013-377, was enacted. It … Read more
A local government board member will not be able to attend an upcoming meeting. Can she participate by calling in? Regular blog followers may recall that I have written several posts on this topic. With the benefit of your comments … Read more
On September 1, the state’s Tag & Tax Together program formally launches statewide. All N.C. vehicle owners will be required to pay property taxes owed on their vehicles at the same time they register those vehicles each year with the … Read more
Hector Peabody is fuming. Several months ago one of his neighbors called town hall and complained that he was running an illegal kennel in his backyard. Sure, he raised plot hounds, kept them in a pen out back and the … Read more
If you go to work for someone else, the odds are great that you are an employee at will. That’s the basic rule in North Carolina, as it is almost everywhere in the United States. In North Carolina, it applies … Read more
[UPDATE: In August 2014 the N.C. Court of Appeals reversed the PTC decision and found in favor of the county. For many of the reasons I discuss below, the Court of Appeals held that the Grandfather Mountain property does not qualify … Read more
The North Carolina General Assembly wrapped up the 2013 session after approving several pieces of legislation related to community economic development (CED). This post summarizes some of the major legislation of interest to public officials, such as progress toward a … Read more