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Bryson City removed from room tax legislation Wednesday, May 05, 2021 Room tax dollars have been on the steady climb in Swain County as Bryson City has become a tourism hotspot. The Town of Bryson City has been removed from a piece of state legislation that would have allowed the town to levy its own occupancy tax and establish its own tourism development governing board. House Bill 412 — sponsored by Rep. Mike Clampitt, R-Bryson City, and Rep. Mark Pless, R-Canton — was originally filed March 25 with language that would allow Bryson City to levy an additional ...

Canton, Waynesville to consider room tax increases Downtown Waynesville. A tax bill sponsored by two western Republicans that’s currently making its way through the North Carolina General Assembly has the potential to bring even more room occupancy tax money to the town of Maggie Valley, but as other municipalities across the county and the region consider asking for potential inclusion in the bill, there’s concern over implementation and administration.  North Carolina’s room occupancy tax system has been in place for quite some time, and operates on a fairly straightfor...

Maggie Valley occupancy tax on the horizon Wednesday, May 05, 2021 Maggie Valley may have the opportunity to levy a 2 percent occupancy tax within its town limits. Maggie Valley may have the opportunity to create its own Tourism Development Authority for the purpose of promoting tourism in the town if House Bill 412 becomes law. Both the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen have expressed support for the idea.  The bill is sponsored by Western North Carolina Republican Representatives Mark Pless and Mike Clampitt. Filed in March, it originally included all of Haywood Co...

This bill is a big, hot mess of unsafe requirements: SECTION 1.(b) It is the policy of this State to promote the interests and well‑being of its residents and to protect their civil liberties, including the right for residents to decide for themselves whether or not to receive an experimental drug. Coronavirus vaccines are considered experimental until the United States Food and Drug Administration formally approves them. Therefore, it is the intent of the General Assembly that residents of this State who choose not to take any of the coronavirus vaccines enjoy the same rights as resident...

Editorial busts Berger’s mythmaking about Apple’s decision to come to NC https://t.co/FNy7U15J95 via @ncpolicywatch #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #NCed— NC Policy Watch (@NCPolicyWatch) May 4, 2021 This is SOP for the GOP: Take credit for stuff that is good, even if they actively worked against it. It's a never-ending spin-cycle that will make you dizzy just watching.