Monika Johnson-Hostler won the Democratic primary for House District 33, while state senator Dan Blue and congresswoman Deborah Ross easily staved off primary challenges.
Jane Porter
Jane Porter is Wake County editor of the INDY, covering Raleigh and other communities across Wake County. She first joined the staff in 2013 and is a former INDY intern, staff writer, and editor-in-chief, first joining the staff in 2013.
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Letter from the Editor: INDY’s 2024 Primary Election Coverage
Lots of thoughts about the INDY’s primary election coverage that has busied our staff for the past two and a half months.
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Raleigh City Council Votes to Reinstate City Support of Citizen Advisory Councils
The vote Tuesday came as a surprise, as it did four years ago when the council voted to disband CACs.
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DPS Closes 12 Schools Wednesday as Educators Call Out of Work to Attend Protests
The protest follows an error that led to more than 1,300 classified staff being informed earlier this month that they will not continue to receive raises they had been promised
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Updated: DPS School Board Candidate Accused of Sexual Harassment
During the January 6 endorsement meeting for the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People, a father alleged that at-large candidate Atrayus Goode sexually harassed his daughter in 2013. Goode called the allegation “untrue.” This story has been updated with information from a police report related to the incident.
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Backtalk: ‘Every tool at our disposal to attack the gun violence plaguing Durham’
A letter from Durham Sheriff Clarence Birkhead
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The INDY’s Most Impactful Reporting of 2023
There’s a lot of work to do, and certainly a lot to look forward to, but before we bring 2023 to a close, take a look back with us at some of the INDY’s memorable, impactful reporting from the past year.
Posted inElections
Carrboro Will Have a New Mayor and Two Newcomers to Its Town Council
Council member Eliazar Posada was also elected to his first full term. Barbara Foushee won her uncontested mayoral race, and Catherine Fray and Jason Merrill will join the town council.
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Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education Sees One Incumbent Reelected, Two Others Ousted
Rani Dasi won her reelection bid; newcomers Barbara Fedders, Meredith Ballew, and Vickie Feaster Fornville will join the board, winning more votes than incumbents Deon Temne and Ashton Powell.
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Backtalk: “The agents of gentrification”
And other things our readers told us this week.