NC gas tax paused through Nov. 30 after Stein signs House Bill 3

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina drivers stopped paying the state gas tax this weekend after Gov. Josh Stein signed House Bill 3 on Friday, suspending the 41-cents-per-gallon tax on gasoline and diesel through Nov. 30. Lawmakers passed the bill Wednesday in a nearly unanimous vote during a special session that Republican legislative leaders called on
Stein, legislators and Briner file new briefs in NC power fight

RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein, Treasurer Brad Briner and Republican legislative leaders faced a Friday deadline to file new written arguments in the separation-of-powers fight that the North Carolina Supreme Court will hear on Nov. 10. Stein is challenging state laws that put new limits on his power to fill statewide judicial vacancies and