Property tax, data center bills likely to move through NC legislature this session

Lawmakers return to Raleigh this week for the 2026 legislative session.

By: Greg Childress, Christine Zhu

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: April 21, 2026

Words: 1,048

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago


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Partisan legislators have squabbled over a state budget for months, but a few measures appear likely to pass the North Carolina General Assembly with support from across the aisle.

Lawmakers return to Raleigh today for the 2026 legislative session.

Property tax reform

Democrats and Republicans are in agreement that rising local property taxes are making it difficult for some low-income and senior homeowners to stay in their homes. But they don’t agree on how …

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