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Two Bills to Watch: Affordable Housing Exemptions and "Truth in Taxation”2 days

Several consequential property tax bills have already become law this session, but more might be on the way. I think it is worth keeping an eye on two bills in particular, one targeting the growth in the affordable housing exe...

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Budget Bill Eliminates HUB Office and Repeals Statutory HUB Language4 days

The 2026 Appropriations Act, which became law as Session Law 2026-41 on July 7, 2026, eliminated the Office of Historically Underutilized Businesses (“the HUB Office”), repealed HUB-related statutes, and struck references to minority participation in publi...

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General Assembly Mandates Reappraisal Postponements4 days

The General Assembly has been very interested in local property taxes this session.

Last month it added to the November ballot a proposed state constitutional amendment that would mandate future unspecified property tax ...

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New Process and Disclosure Requirements for Certain Outside Water and Wastewater Rates1 week

Session Law 2026-32 (HB 376) makes a few changes affecting local government-owned water and wastewater utilities. This post focuses on Section 3, which adds a new statute, G.S. 162A-19.2, related to setting rates fo...

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