Legislative Four Seasons Politics
RALEIGH — State Senate leaders will propose spending $3 billion over the next two years on capital and infrastructure projects. That money is part of a larger 10-year, $12 billion “cash” plan tied to the Senate’s budget.
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
YouTube has removed the video of Wednesday's meeting of the Henderson County Board of Commissioners in which 12 speakers implored commissioners not to support Covid vaccination campaigns or spend any county money promoting the shots.
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Big changes in zoning would be in place if the Henderson County Board of Commissioners were to accept recommendations by one of its own.
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Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics
A three-month delay in a developer’s request to allow a 125,000-square-foot ministorage development in the Crab Creek community has given homeowners more time to mount an aggressive campaign against the rezoning.
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Blue Ridge Community college will name a new community auditorium/lecture hall in the new classroom building for outgoing County Manager Steve Wyatt, recognizing his support for $91 million worth of capital construction on the campus and his support of the college generally during his tenure as "the wizard behind the curtain."
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
RALEIGH — North Carolina has collected more than $6 billion in state taxes than was originally forecast in May 2020 by state economists, the Legislature's official forecasting operation said.
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Legislative Four Seasons Politics
RALEIGH — A bill to provide more transparency to the public regarding performance and disciplinary records of government employees moved one step closer to becoming law Monday evening as House Bill 64, Government Transparency Act of 2021, passed its third reading in the N.C. Senate.
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North Carolina Four Seasons Politics
RALEIGH — The N.C. Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit against owners of an Orange County quarry. Chief Justice Paul Newby’s opinion in the case focuses attention on the fundamental importance of the right to petition government.
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