[UPDATE: This post has been updated to reflect practitioner input. Updated sections are italicized]. As of September 22, the General Assembly approved House Bill 259, a budget for the current and upcoming fiscal years. The budget bill, which will become … Read more

North Carolina suffers from a lack of affordable housing options for low and moderate income households.  And as my colleague Tyler Mulligan has noted, the public sector cannot be expected to solve this problem without private sector capital and expertise. … Read more

Foreclosure can be an effective but potentially harsh tax collection tool for local governments. A judicious, equitable, and consistent foreclosure program can get abandoned property into the hands of more responsible owners, spur delinquent property owners to pay old tax … Read more

On August 16th, the legislature used an override of the Governor’s veto to pass S.L. 2023-106 (S49), a law enumerating the rights of parents regarding their children’s education, health care, and mental health needs. But in addressing a parent’s rights, … Read more