Current Issues

Every year the League works with the N.C. General Assembly on a variety of legislative issues. The League's position on some of its most prominent issues for 2013, along with supplemental materials related to those issues, is now available. Please refer to the list below for current talking points and issue details. For more information on the League's positions on a number of issue areas, please see the Municipal Advocacy Goals and Core Municipal Principles.  To track bills during the legislative session, please visit LeagueLINC.

For an in-depth look at select legislation approved in recent General Assembly sessions that affects municipal governments in North Carolina, click here.

Building Design Controls

Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)

Financing

Hydraulic Fracturing

Municipal Water & Sewer Utilities

Regulatory Issues Advocacy

State Budget and the Economy

Tax Reform

• SB 394 Lower Tax Rates for a Stronger NC Economy

Transitional Hold Harmless

Transportation Funding and Maintenance