This week, Gov. McCrory showed us that he’s pretty good at making a stealth recovery after falling out of a chair in front of a room full of people. Something he’s less good at: wooing auto manufacturers to open up factory locations in North Carolina. Volvo is the latest car company to drop North Carolina […]
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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Oakwood Inn owners announce plans to close
The owners of the Oakwood Inn Bed and Breakfast in Raleigh announced plans to close their business this June. In a letter to neighbors and friends, owner Doris Jurkiewicz said the “impact of AirBnBs” and the city’s “slow approach to handling any regulations” are the reasons for their decision to close the last traditional bed […]
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Suicide apparent in shooting death of son of pro-gun rights N.C. Rep.
The son of North Carolina Rep. Larry Pittman, R-Cabarrus, used a firearm to commit suicide in a public park on Sunday, according to local reports. From Albemarle, North Carolina’s Stanly News & Press: “Shortly before 2 p.m. Graham Anthony Pittman ignored the pleas of park rangers and shot himself in the head while sitting inside […]
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to review N.C. voting law
The United States Supreme Court indicated Monday that it will not take up two key provisions of North Carolina’s voting law that were struck down by the Fourth Circuit of Appeals last fall. In October, the Fourth Circuit blocked provisions in the law that eliminate same-day voter registration and prohibit out-of-precinct votes from being counted. […]
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N.C. Reps. file new abortion bill
Because the Senate’s bill apparently wasn’t draconian enough, Republicans in the House have gone ahead and upped the ante on abortion legislation. House Bill 465, filed Tuesday by four women Reps. from all over the state, requires the same bizarre reporting procedures to the Department of Health and Human Services for abortions performed after 16 […]
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Meet Republicans’ latest effort to shut down gay rights, under the guise of ‘religious freedom’
Business groups are wary of it. Gov. McCrory has said he won’t sign it. It’s caused intense acrimony in other states where it’s been introducedmost recently Indiana, where Gov. Mike Pence has asked his legislature to “clarify” its intent after finding himself on the wrong end of a torrent of nationwide criticism and talk of […]
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Bipartisan bill would raise age of juvenile jurisdiction in N.C.
Imagine being a high school kid, being broke, hungry, stealing a bag of Doritos from the corner store and getting caught. In North Carolina, a 16- or 17-year-old in that scenario would be charged as adult, punted into the criminal justice system and, if convicted, left to watch their dreams of future employment, higher education, […]
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“Made in N.C.”: Senators introduce a raft of gun legislation
North Carolina Senators filed 194 bills Thursday. In case you missed it, four of these Republican-sponsored bills would expand access to firearms and limit regulations on handguns. S624, sponsored by Sen. Stan Bingham, would allow “certain types” of employees and volunteers to carry concealed firearms, tear gas or stun guns on private school property. A […]
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N.C. Senate bill would pawn off Dorothea Dix Park to highest bidder
Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly just can’t stop meddling in the affairs of local governments. On Thursday, three Senators from rural counties introduced a bill to “ensure the fair sale” of Dix Park, the 300 acre property in southeast Raleigh slated to become a destination park after Gov. McCrory and mayor Nancy McFarlane […]
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Raleigh ranked 13th U.S. city for solar
Last year, Raleigh solar company NC Solar Now installed 615 solar panels on the roof of a local office equipment company’s headquarters. The company, CEI is located off of Glenwood Avenue, near RDU airport. The solar panels will reduce the company’s power consumption from Duke Energy by nearly 80 percent, and thanks to federal and […]