WLOS Reality Check http://wlos.com RSS feed for stories from the "Reality Check" section of WLOS. en-us Copyright 2012, Sinclair Broadcast Group Tue, Jun 11 2013, 03:53 PM EDT Tue, Jun 11 2013, 03:53 PM EDT SBG WCM - Story Module http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[Unemployment Changes]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_unemployment-changes-89.shtml?wap=0 North Carolinians collecting unemployment benefits are about to see some big changes.  The state reforms reducing the duration and amount of benefits has made the state ineligible for continued federal benefits extensions.  That means anyone receiving extended federal benefits will lose them after June 30th. ...]]> Tue, Jun 11 2013, 03:41 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_unemployment-changes-89.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Offensive Sign]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_offensive-sign-88.shtml?wap=0 Tue, Jun 04 2013, 03:18 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_offensive-sign-88.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Taxing Credit Unions]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_taxing-credit-unions-87.shtml?wap=0 Tue, May 28 2013, 02:22 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_taxing-credit-unions-87.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Hybrid Car Tax]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_hybrid-car-tax-86.shtml?wap=0 Drivers of hybrid and electric cars may soon face a new tax.

A bill in Raleigh aims to charge $50 per hybrid and $100 per electric car when owners register them every year. The idea is to recoup the money those drivers don't pay in gasoline taxes. ...]]> Wed, May 22 2013, 11:05 AM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_hybrid-car-tax-86.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Building Against the Wind]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_building-against-wind-85.shtml?wap=0 Tue, May 21 2013, 02:26 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_building-against-wind-85.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Pump and Dump]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_pump-dump-84.shtml?wap=0 Tue, May 07 2013, 08:12 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_pump-dump-84.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Lifting Gift Ban]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_lifting-gift-ban-83.shtml?wap=0
Republican Representative Robert Brawley introduced HB 640 saying laws don't prevent people from breaking the rules. ...]]> Tue, Apr 30 2013, 12:55 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_lifting-gift-ban-83.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Pisgah Legal Cutbacks]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_pisgah-legal-cutbacks-82.shtml?wap=0 Tue, Apr 23 2013, 03:13 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_pisgah-legal-cutbacks-82.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Rising School Lunch Prices]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_rising-school-lunch-prices-81.shtml?wap=0
The government says school lunch programs can't charge less than the national average of $2. ...]]> Tue, Apr 16 2013, 02:41 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_rising-school-lunch-prices-81.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[AB Tech Construction]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_ab-tech-construction-80.shtml?wap=0 Buncombe County has taken over construction of AB Tech's $50 million expansion project. The move comes after county staff expressed concerns over the project's tax status.

The county is using tax free bonds to fund construction of the new allied health building. ...]]> Tue, Apr 09 2013, 06:41 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_ab-tech-construction-80.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[EPA's CTS Expenses]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_epas-cts-expenses-79.shtml?wap=0 Tue, Apr 02 2013, 03:49 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_epas-cts-expenses-79.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Expanding Taxes on Services]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_expanding-taxes-services-78.shtml?wap=0 Tue, Mar 26 2013, 02:13 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_expanding-taxes-services-78.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Renewable Energy Law]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_renewable-energy-law-77.shtml?wap=0 Tue, Mar 19 2013, 03:50 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_renewable-energy-law-77.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Main Street Makeover]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_main-street-makeover-76.shtml?wap=0 Tue, Mar 12 2013, 03:00 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_main-street-makeover-76.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Reality Check: Ads Attack Sen. Graham]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_reality-check-ads-attack-sen-graham-75.shtml?wap=0 An immigration proposal by senators known as the "Gang of Eight" is being met with strong opposition.

South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham is the subject of new television attack ads for his support of the Gang of Eight's amnesty plan. Graham says he represents employers like those in the agricultural industry who need seasonal workers. ...]]> Thu, Mar 07 2013, 08:18 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_reality-check-ads-attack-sen-graham-75.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Medicare Equipment Cuts]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_medicare-equipment-cuts-74.shtml?wap=0 Tue, Feb 26 2013, 08:05 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_medicare-equipment-cuts-74.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Say What]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_say-what-73.shtml?wap=0 Fri, Feb 22 2013, 09:40 AM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_say-what-73.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Dual Tracking]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_dual-tracking-72.shtml?wap=0 Tue, Feb 19 2013, 06:37 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_dual-tracking-72.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Fraud Smartphone App]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_fraud-smartphone-app-71.shtml?wap=0 Tue, Feb 12 2013, 06:34 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_fraud-smartphone-app-71.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Special Report: Wrongful Tax]]> http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_special-report-wrongful-tax-70.shtml?wap=0
But the town of Marshall believes otherwise and has continued to send tax bills now in excess of 6-thousand dollars. ...]]> Tue, Feb 05 2013, 03:42 PM EDT http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/reality/stories/wlos_special-report-wrongful-tax-70.shtml?wap=0