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Politics

Advocates For Historic Tax Credits Hope To Convince Legislators

WUNC | By Jessica Jones
Published January 9, 2015 at 4:31 PM EST
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A program giving developers tax credits to restore old buildings expired on January first. But advocates have launched a campaign asking lawmakers to restore the program.

The North Carolina Metropolitan Mayors Coalition has launched an online petition drive to ask state lawmakers to restore the historic tax credit. So far it has more than 1,700 signatures.

The program expired over the New Year as part of a tax reform package passed by state legislators in 2013. During the last legislative session, lawmakers in the House tried to restore the historic credits, but Senate legislators prevented them from doing so.

Governor Pat McCrory has called the program "important to North Carolina." Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger hasn't indicated any willingness to change his mind and support historic tax credits.

 

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Jessica Jones
Jessica Jones covers both the legislature in Raleigh and politics across the state. Before her current assignment, Jessica was given the responsibility to open up WUNC's first Greensboro Bureau at the Triad Stage in 2009. She's a seasoned public radio reporter who's covered everything from education to immigration, and she's a regular contributor to NPR's news programs. Jessica started her career in journalism in Egypt, where she freelanced for international print and radio outlets. After stints in Washington, D.C. with Voice of America and NPR, Jessica joined the staff of WUNC in 1999. She is a graduate of Yale University.
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