Governor McCrory already vetoed one coal ash bill earlier this session. Now, after Duke Energy’s CEO intervened, another one is sitting on his desk that he’s likely to approve. The new bill passed the House 82-32 after thirty minutes of debate Thursday. It lets Duke Energy off the hook for excavating coal ash at seven […]
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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Adopt an American Cat or Dog This July Fourth Weekend
This weekend, the Wake County Animal Center has twenty-five cats and thirty dogs who need homes and are eligible for adoption at special rates. These animals have been at the shelter or in foster homes for more than fourteen days, so it’s a Long-timer Stars and Stripes Adoption Special. If you’re able to give a […]
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The Morning Roundup: N.C. Budget Happening Now
Buenos dias, mis queridos amigos. In Raleigh, the sunflowers bloom.1. Here it comes. The state budget is available for viewing. I have nothing further to add.
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Will a New Townhouse Project Open the Floodgates for Raleigh Developers?
The one-story English cottages in Cameron Park and bungalows in Mordecai and the impressive Victorians in South Park and the Queen Annes in Oakwood have a few things in common: they’re old, for one, and portions of the areas that feature them are protected by what are known as NCODs. For seventeen Raleigh neighborhoods, NCODsneighborhood […]
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N.C. Court of Appeals: Wake Prosecutor Whose Father Was Kidnapped Knowingly Suppressed Evidence in Armed Robbery Case
If the name Colleen Janssen sounds familiar, it’s because she’s been, tangentially, in the news lately. On Tuesday, a federal jury found gang leader Kelvin Melton guilty of masterminding the kidnapping of Janssen’s father, Frank Janssen, in April of 2014. Colleen Janssen, the prosecutor in a 2012 case that sent Melton to prison for life […]
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The Morning Roundup: Rallies in Raleigh
Good morning, folks. Here’s your news for Thursday. 1. Hillary Clinton spoke at the N.C. State Fairgrounds on Wednesday for nearly an hour, outlining her plans for the economy, including paid family leave and raising the minimum wage. Other salient points: she wants free tuition at public universities, infrastructure and clean energy spending, collective bargaining […]
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N.C. GOP’s New Spokeswoman is #NeverTrump
The North Carolina Republican party announced Tuesday that it hired a new communications director, the winsome, yet approachable, Kami Mueller. Mueller worked formerly for the North Carolina Values Coalition’s #KeepNCSafe campaign trying to drum up support for HB 2. Mueller is not a fan of likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump as a series of […]
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Can Raleigh’s New Affordable Housing Tax Overcome Market Pressures?
If city manager Ruffin Hall’s budget is any indication, Raleigh is finally getting serious about affordable housingand just in time for the countywide transit referendum that will be on the ballot in November. The city’s plan envisions new affordable housing developments located within a half mile of existing or proposed rail or bus rapid transit […]
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Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx Says Wake’s Transit Plan Is a Must
As U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx was landing at RDU on Monday afternoon, he could see the congestion from the sky. “It was an insane amount of traffic,” Foxx told a crowd of around two hundred people gathered in a conference room at the Raleigh Convention Center for a forum hosted by WakeUp Wake […]
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Welcome to the INDY’s Raleigh City Council Live Blog
It’s that third Tuesday again. While not quite at capacity, council chambers has got a lot of visitors, including firefighters and their supporters who are still fighting for that raise, even though the council approved the budget—sans raises for first responders—yesterday afternoon. 1:14: Mayor Nancy has called the meeting to order. Alfred Leech, chair of […]