The House today defeated HB 1224, a local sales tax options bill that was tied to a teacher assistant funding fix and an economic incentive program. HB 1224 would have capped Wake County and Forsyth County sales tax at 2.5%.
Here is a link to a WRAL article on today’s vote: http://www.wral.com/house-defeats-senate-gambit-on-tas-incentives/13906612/