by B G | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog
Two competing ideas, one good, one bad, are out there for spending money from the taxes on restaurant meals and hotel rooms in Raleigh and Wake County. The bad idea, pushed hard by Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin this week at a truncated City Council meeting, is to spend it on...
by S M | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog
It’s clear that the COVID-19 pandemic is a serious threat to our health, safety, and way of life. Please adhere to the guidelines from local, state, and national governments. And please do what you can to help others. We will not recover quickly or easily from the...
by S M | Mar 19, 2020 | Blog
Did you know…. from our friends at INDY https://indyweek.com/news/wake/raleigh-soccer-stadium-john-kane-downtown-south/ as catalysts go, taxpayer-subsidized sports stadiums aren’t very good ones. Economists are nearly unified in the belief that they...
by S M | Mar 17, 2020 | Blog
The massive taxpayer subsidy John Kane is requesting for his Downtown South sports and entertainment project is a startling replay of his 2007 pitch for North Hills East subsidies. In 2007, the News & Observer wrote: “Kane wants about $140 million in local...
by S M | Mar 16, 2020 | Blog
Your best resources for COVID-19 information: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – https://www.cdc.gov/ State of North Carolina – www.ncdhhs.gov Wake County – www.Wakegov.com City of Raleigh...
by S M | Mar 16, 2020 | Blog
Local developers want a share of the Raleigh and Wake County hospitality tax. It’s the extra six percent you pay on local hotel bills and the extra one percent you pay on restaurant and bar tabs. They’re requesting $13 million a year for the next 20...
