North Carolina's top Republicans want a special session on fuel prices, and suspending the 41-cent state gas tax is the option getting the most attention. We do the math on both sides: about six dollars back on a fill-up, against roughly $150 million a month the state's road maintenance fund collects from that tax. Plus: the Panthers beat Detroit on Sunday Night Football, Hidden Valley neighbors sue over three homes on one lot, CATS' first transit-tax upgrades go live, and a new cocktail lounge opens across from the Spectrum Center.

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Sources this episode: WFAE, NC Newsline, Spectrum News, WBTV, Axios Charlotte, AAA, NC Departmen
t of Revenue, NCDOT, Office of Gov. Josh Stein

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