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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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A Millionaire Private School Operator is Maxing Out Campaign Donations to Wake Municipal Candidates
The question is why.
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Endorsements 2021: Durham Mayor and City Council General Election
The candidates we are endorsing have not changed since the October primary, but now the race for each seat is limited to the two candidates who received the most votes in the primary elections.
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North Carolina Prisons Banned Handwritten Mail This Week
The changes were made ostensibly to protect the safety of prison mailroom staffers who are exposed to drugs and other contraband when scanning mail. Prison advocates say this will adversely affect the well-being of people who are incarcerated.
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Federal Judge Rules UNC-Chapel Hill Can Continue to Consider Race in Admissions
U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs found that race “is not a defining feature” in the university’s admissions and that UNC had made efforts to consider “race-neutral” admission strategies.
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Durham Council Votes to Increase Pay for Mayor, City Council Members
Council members said they hope the pay raises, around 28 percent over current salary levels, will encourage more people to run for council seats.
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Sunday Reading: What Vulture Capitalism is Doing to the Newspaper Industry
Alden Global Capital, a secretive hedge fund, is swallowing up and decimating the nation’s newsrooms.
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Endorsements 2021: Orange County Municipal Elections and CHCCS Board of Education
Here are our endorsements for Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough Mayor and Town Council and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education seats.
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Durham Councilor Caballero Suspends Campaign for Mayor
Javiera Caballero, the first Latina elected to Durham’s City Council, suspended her campaign for mayor following last week’s primary.
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O’Neal and Incumbents Come Out on Top in Durham Primary
Elaine O’Neal will face Javiera Caballero in the mayor’s race. DeDreana Freeman will face Marion Johnson in Ward I. And Mark-Anthony Middleton will face off against Sylvester Williams.
