Estefanny Perez graduated from high school last year and applied to several different colleges in the Triangle. Among others, she was accepted to Meredith College on a $16,000 scholarship, but she would still have had to take out a $20,000 loan to cover tuition and living expenses. “I thought about private schools because they give […]
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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The Ongoing Chronicles of Kay Daly: Conservative Hero Kay Daly Endorsed by Other Conservative Heroes
Kay Daly—CPAC Ronald Reagan Award winner Kay Daly, leading candidate for the Republican nomination in North Carolina’s newly-created 13th district Kay Daly—is “humbled” and “honored” to “enjoy support from so many heroes of the conservative movement,” a “who’s who of national conservative leaders” that “has rallied behind the candidacy of Kay Daly.” Including:-Sean Hannity –Dr. […]
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The Morning Roundup: N.C. Docs Under Investigation, HBCUs Under Attack
Good morning, everyone. Here’s some news from the weekend.1. The North Carolina medical board is investigating sixty doctors and physician assistants for over-prescribing narcotic painkillers after their patients died of drug overdoses, as well as twelve others who have prescribed high doses or large volumes of narcotic painkillers.From the Charlotte Observer: In some cases, the […]
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Report: White House Won’t Defund North Carolina During HB 2 Lawsuit
In these bewildering times of HB 2 fallout, we live for morsels of good news like this one: the White House says it won’t strip North Carolina of federal funding for education and other programs while the state battles it out with the U.S. justice department over what we’re now all calling “the bathroom law.” […]
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The Morning Roundup: Please Stop It, Governor McCrory
Is it Thursday already? Here’s your news.1. McCrory went on another national news show yesterday, CNN’s The Lead, to mumble about Democrats and the Obama administration. He called Loretta Lynch’s comparison of what Pat’s now calling “the bathroom bill” to the Jim Crow Laws “an insult toward our state and ten million people.” Luckily the […]
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Environmental Management Commission Approves Earlier Versions of Reports on SolarBees, Buffers
In a triumph of science over politics Wednesday afternoon, the Environmental Management Commission’s water-quality committee approved earlier versions of a report on SolarBees that says the devices aren’t working to clean up Jordan Lake, as well as a report on riparian buffers that says buffers are effective and valuable in protecting water quality. Under the […]
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Updated: McCrory Spokesman Confirms Taxpayers Footed the Bill for Governor’s Media Appearances, Because They Were “Official Business”
Udated: McCrory spokesman Josh Ellis told the News and Observer that taxpayers did indeed pay for McCrory’s travel to Washington D.C. on two different occasions when the governor appeared on national news talk shows. From the N&O: “That’s ridiculous,” Ellis said of the Democrats’ comments. “The governor will continue to proudly do his job in […]
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After the SolarBee Failure, Will the State Finally Clean Up Jordan Lake?
The state Department of Environmental Quality hasn’t inspired much confidence of late. The Jordan Lake SolarBees debacle isn’t likely to change that perception. Recall that, in 2009, Democrats in the General Assembly approved a set of guidelines for cleaning up Jordan Lake, which, because of runoff from cities and neighborhoods, suffers nutrient-caused algae blooms. But […]
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Raleigh’s New Airbnb Rules Won’t Let You Rent Out Your Whole House
Cynthia Gallon is a registered nurse who works part-time, cares for her elderly mother and disabled brother, and has found a way to stretch her dollars. M.B. Hardy is a sixty-six-year-old empty-nester who enjoys having a supplemental income and interesting company. Colin Keenan lost his job in December and now has a “real sense of […]
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Oops, NC DEQ: Thirteen SolarBees Got Loose During the Jordan Lake Pilot Program
Last week, Secretary Donald van der Vaart of North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality admitted what we all pretty much already knew: SolarBees have been a spectacular failure in cleaning up Jordan Lake. But they’ve been a failure in more ways than one and on more than one occasion, if you can believe it, which, […]