Updated: Council member Corey Branch abstained from voting on the budget note bonus proposal, which counts as a vote in favor. The vote still failed to get the five votes required to pass. At a budget work session Monday, Raleigh’s city council voted to wait until the completion of a citywide employee pay study before […]
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.
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The Morning Roundup: N.C. Senate Budget Still (Mostly) Sucks
While the Senate’s teacher salary raise is happening—lawmakers are negotiating with the House on a schedule to bring salaries up to $55 thousand, average—there’s still lots of garbage to be waded through, such as mussels, vouchers and more. 1. Still not enthused about light rail. A Durham to Chapel Hill light rail line is in […]
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Durham-Based Environmental Group: Government Reports Understate Severity of Methane Emissions Across the U.S., Globally
NC Warn, an environmental watchdog organization based in Durham, filed a federal complaint Wednesday alleging that a U.S. official tried to hide the severity of methane leaks across the natural gas industry in two reports published in 2013 and 2014. The 68-page complaint to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General alleges that […]
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Does Southeast Raleigh Need a New Homeless Center?
On Sunday morning, dozens of people lined up against the brick wall outside Raleigh’s Oak City Outreach Center, waiting for a lunch of beans, rice, bread, and fruit. Inside, dozens more sat at communal tables, enjoying companionship and food offered to them on weekends, when the city’s homeless shelters are closed. The city has come […]
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Raleigh City Council Live Blog: Evening Edition
Welcome back! It’s 6:45 and council chambers are already full. People here for Airbnb have been directed to an overflow room. Dozens of police and firefighters and their supporters are here to lobby for more pay. Matt Cooper from the Raleigh Police Protective Association and Chris Ferrell, a senior firefighter, just held a press conference […]
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Welcome to the INDY’s Raleigh City Council Live Blog
Happy Tuesday, y’all. As we may have mentioned multiple times elsewhere on this blog, it is indeed an election day, so please go vote if you haven’t already. City council has an afternoon of fun lined up for you: important items to watch include proposed changes to East College Park developments, outdoor dining regs and […]
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Federal Court Halts N.C. State Speech Permit Policy
Attorneys representing an N.C. State University Christian group asked a federal court to halt the school’s permit policy for non-commercial speech on campus during a hearing last week, and on Saturday the court complied. Judge James C. Dever III of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina signed an order temporarily […]
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Raleigh Compliance with Federal Lead Testing Standards Is Kosher, Records Show
City of Raleigh residents—unlike residents of other larger American cities—needn’t worry about Raleigh becoming the next Flint: public records show that Raleigh is in compliance with the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule in testing for the presence of lead in drinking water, and there haven’t been any violations of federal standards for testing practices according […]
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N.C. Democrats Request More of McCrory’s Travel Records
If there’s one thing Governor McCrory loves, it’s traveling all over the state and country on his taxpayer-funded airplane. The North Carolina Democratic Party says the governor used state aircraft for trips that include campaign fundraisers on multiple occasions in 2015—unnecessary flights totaling $60 thousand—and that that’s just not going to fly (sorry). The NCDP […]
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Raleigh Police Are Pretty Mad About the Whole ‘Not Getting a Raise’ Thing
Raleigh police officers got a presentation from the city manager’s office yesterday, and they aren’t happy about being told they’ll have to wait for the completion of a citywide pay study to assess whether they need a meaningful raise or not. Though city employees across the board are getting a 3-3.5 percent pay increase, many […]
