It looks like legislation adjusting North Carolina's gasoline tax is heading to negotiations, but it's unclear when a House bill giving expanded tools to Governor Pat McCrory to recruit companies gets heard in the Senate.
Senators formally rejected Monday night the House version of a tax measure that would lower the gas tax immediately, but not as much as current law mandates this summer. The Senate passed different gas tax changes last month. Final agreement is important soon because the bill also contains income tax law changes for April 15 filers.
Senate Republicans seem in no hurry to consider the House's separate economic incentives bill. It was sent to the rules committee, where Chairman Tom Apodaca announced it may stay awhile. GOP senators are generally more skeptical about targeted incentives.
