by Robert Jessup | Aug 8, 2022 | Blog
Most of us have heard of the “Black Tax,” a shorthand reference to the ways that the structure of our society and economy imposes extra financial burdens on Black folks. It shows up even in our lovely little world of municipal finance. Black Tax: Evidence of Racial...
by Robert Jessup | Sep 13, 2023 | Blog
We’ve recently come across some articles that provide some new information about topics we’ve written about before. More evidence of the black tax. There’s more evidence that local government units with more racially and ethnically diverse populations are stuck with...
by Robert Jessup | Aug 3, 2023 | Blog
Just about every community in North Carolina now agrees that it has a housing problem. In most cases, it’s a need for housing across the board. There are several recognized ways for local governments to provide direct assistance to undertakings to develop persons of...
by Robert Jessup | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog
Every local government financing can benefit from the active participation of the city, county or town attorney. Sometimes the attorneys, however, don’t know how best to carry out their role. Here are our notes about how you, as a local government attorney, can...
by Robert Jessup | Mar 29, 2017 | Blog
Every local government financing can benefit from the active participation of the city, county or town attorney. Sometimes the attorneys, however, don’t know how best to carry out their role. Here are our notes about how you, as a local government attorney, can...
