Caballero, a council member since 2018, is a frontrunner in the race along with Judge Elaine O’Neal.
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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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Lawmakers Approve Anti-Protest Bill, Legislation Heads to Cooper’s Desk
The Senate voted to approve a House measure that opponents say will have a chilling effect on free speech and the right to assemble by exacting harsher penalties on protesters.
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Wake County Indoor Mask Mandate Begins Early Tomorrow Morning
The order will apply to 83 percent of the county’s population.
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Here’s Who’s Running for Durham Mayor and City Council
Durham’s primary election for mayor and two city council seats takes place October 5. The general election happens November 2.
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Updated: Raleigh Issues Immediate Mask Mandate, Wake to Follow Next Week
Raleigh mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin issued an order that begins at 5 p.m. today. Wake County should have a similar mandate in place next week.
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Report: North Carolina is the No. 2 State for Searches for Fake COVID Vaccine Cards
Meanwhile, UNC-Chapel Hill has already identified a cluster of COVID-19 cases related to an event in the pharmacy school.
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Orange, Chatham Counties Follow Durham’s Lead With a Mask Mandate
The state’s percent positive test rate was 14 percent Tuesday, well over the state’s 5 percent goal. And experts say the state’s COVID surge now is steeper than that of the past winter.
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Madison Cawthorn Joins Revolt Against Buncombe County School Board Members
The congressman from western North Carolina called Buncombe County’s requirement that unvaccinated students and teachers wear masks while at school “psychological child abuse.”
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Durham Brings Back Indoor Mask Mandate as Triangle Hospital ICUs Reach Capacity
The mask mandate goes into effect at 5 p.m. Wake has no immediate plans to require residents to mask up again.
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Neighborhood Activists Want to Recall Raleigh’s Mayor. They Face an Uphill Fight.
Livable Raleigh needs to collect 14,000 notarized signatures on a recall petition to trigger a special election under the city’s charter.