North Carolina has officially entered the era of no parking required. With Governor Josh Stein signing HB 162 into law, Raleigh has once again decided that local elected officials cannot be trusted to make decisions for their own communities. Instead of allowing cities and towns to determine how much parking is appropriate based on local […]
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When Developers Write the Rules
How the NC Home Builders Association Is Neutering Local Representative Government If you want to understand why local elected officials increasingly feel like middle managers instead of representatives, you don’t need a conspiracy theory. You just need to read the North Carolina Home Builders Association’s own legislative victory list. This is what happens when developers […]