1. Jul
    16

    One sweepstakes parlor owner claims ban may not go into effect in December

    Posted in Budget & Taxes, Life & Family Issues By Matt Willoughby | Tagged , ,

    Robert Earnhardt runs a sweepstakes parlor in the town of Franklinville, according to the Asheboro Courier-Tribune. The paper reports he asked the town board this week to reduce the taxes imposed on his business. Those privilege levies could bring in thousands of dollars of revenue for the town. The General Assembly approved a ban on [...]

  2. Jun
    22

    Hit By Lightning, Attacked By Bear, Legislation Pending

    Posted in Legislative Activity By Chad Adams | Tagged , , , ,

    Well, not exactly, but you have to wonder if the legislature might be eager to help this “victim” of lightning and mauling.  The legislature went full till after video poker, errr, sweepstakes machines because the machines literally attack poor people in the streets and in their homes.  Without stopping to solve the budget woes, they [...]