Governor, Senate leader urge action on different tax bills

RALEIGH, NC (AP) — Gov. Pat McCrory and Senate Republicans are urging action at the General Assembly late in this year’s session on two bills involving local governments.

McCrory spoke Wednesday at a rally in in front of the old Capitol building calling on senators to pass a House bill that would revive a state tax credit for renovating historic buildings. He says he was growing impatient with the inaction on the measure, which he says would help economic development in towns and cities.

An hour later, Senate leader Phil Berger and others spoke at a different rally where they asked local government officials in attendance to lobby House members to back an economic incentives bill the Senate passed this week. One provision reallocates how local sales taxes are distributed to counties.

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