Old North News

Gas tax holidays harm more than help: 'a way for politicians to pretend they are making the situation better'

By Ariana Chiarenza | May 9, 2022

A proposed gas tax holiday in North Carolina as a temporary reprieve from record-high gas prices is being condemned by lawmakers hoping to cut costs at the pump long term.

‘Further fueling the inflation fire raging across our country’: Biden proposes loan forgiveness at the expense of North Carolina taxpayers

By Ariana Chiarenza | Apr 27, 2022

Taxpayers in North Carolina are now at the mercy of Biden's new student debt forgiveness plan, as the burden now falls on American taxpayers to help pay $1.7 trillion for 45 million borrowers.

As North Carolina families struggle with rising electricity costs, Heisenberg Report says: 'Biden now owns' the nationwide problem

By Ariana Chiarenza | Apr 27, 2022

As inflation continues to grow across the country, electricity costs are becoming more of a burden for North Carolina families, with the price of residential power increasing at its fastest rate since 2008.