The state's lawmakers are taking a look at property taxes but talk of eliminating them altogether is not realistic.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers plans to hear from county and city organizations about how taxes are set and where the money ...

Deputy Opinion Editor Paige Masten is covering the 2026 election for The Charlotte Observer and the Raleigh News & Observer.

Sales lagged even before the federal government began undoing policies to encourage electric vehicles. Can North Carolina ...

On Tuesday evening, results showed that NC voters voted to pass the constitutional amendment that was on the ballot while Guilford County voters voted against a sales tax increase that would have been ...

A 1% sales tax is coming to the three largest cities in Johnson County after voters resoundingly approved the revenue-generating measure at the ballot box. Voters in Iowa City, Coralville, and North ...

CHARLOTTE — Mecklenburg County residents have to make a taxing decision. On Tuesday, they will decide whether to raise the sales tax by 1% to fund new bus, rail and road projects. The city of ...

North Liberty will put a 1% local option sales tax (LOST) on the November ballot. If passed, the LOST will dedicate 50% of revenue to property tax relief and 50% to capital projects and housing ...