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(The following message is from Myrick Howard, President of Preservation North Carolina.) The extension of rehab tax credits were not in the Senate bill, so we MUST get them into the House bill.  That bill will be finalized by the end of the week, and the word

(From The Insider) Gov. Pat McCrory on Thursday quickly signed legislation making a raft of tax changes, including nixing the authority of cities and towns to levy privilege license taxes on businesses starting July 1, 2015. McCrory’s signature came within a couple of hours of the House and Senate

Elevator Error Engineers, architects and construction company officials lobbying for state infrastructure funding made their case unwittingly Wednesday. About 150 of them, all wearing badges warning that improperly maintained state infrastructure drives up operational costs by $1.4 billion, were headed to the Senate chamber. As Dave Simpson

The governor’s budget was introduced yesterday as Senate bill 842 and includes provisions for reenacting the historic preservation tax credits that were eliminated with the 2013 tax reform bill. Here’s a brief message about the provisions of the measure from Myrick Howard, President of Preservation North Carolina, “The homeowner credit

The annual UNC System list of non-appropriated capital projects was introduced in HB 1182.  The list totals 10 projects at 6 campuses for about $377 million.

In another provision of the Senate’s regulatory reform bill, SB 734, the State Energy Office will be limited to a biennial schedule of conducting their state building efficiency audits rather than annually and the State Construction Office Energy Audit requirement under the Facilities Condition and Assessment Program (FCAP)

Three Building Code provisions below have found their way into the new Regulatory Relief bill, SB 734  CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS SECTION 3.3.(a)  Section 19(c) of Session Law 2013‑413 is repealed. SECTION 3.3.(b)  Section 19(e) of Session Law 2013‑413 reads as rewritten: “SECTION 19.(e)  This section is effective when

Three lawmakers — two Republicans and a Democrat — on Tuesday filed a bill to repeal the sunset dates of the state’s film incentives and historic preservation tax credits, though a fight over the fate of both is expected in coming weeks. Without legislative action this session,

Following the passage of HB 857 in last year’s legislative session one major issue from the bill was left to be studied during the interim, contractor pre-qualifications. Over the last few months, the interim committee met and has come out with a series of recommendations to add

The Revenue Laws Committee met today, one day before the beginning of the short session, to roll out changes the General Assembly plans to make to the current tax laws in the state. For design firms there is one provision worth watching, a change to what local