The five-story, 200-plus unit student apartment complex proposed for the intersection of Avent Ferry Road and Varsity Drive in Raleigh could permanently change the character of that neighborhood, and not necessarily for the better. Last week, Raleigh’s Comprehensive Planning Committee voted to hold a public hearing on a proposed rezoning of the 2.9 acres of […]
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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Wake Reps. hold on to seats
Democratic State Representatives Rosa Gill and Yvonne Holley predictably hold on to their seats in House Districts 33 and 38. Gill secured 87 percent of the vote in her district against Republican challenger Perry Whitlock, who ran a non-existent campaign. Holley beat Republican challenger Joe Thompson—whose campaign was also invisible—with nearly 80 percent of the […]
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Democrats sweep Wake County Commissioners Race
There are now no Republicans left on the Wake County Board of Commissioners. Democratic challengers Sig Hutchinson, Matt Calabria, Jessica Holmes and John Burns beat their Republican incumbent challengers in County Districts 1, 2, 3 and 7 respectively—and handily—by close to, or more than ten percent, of the vote. Running as a bloc, the Democrats […]
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Rep. Tom Murry falsely claims endorsement from N.C. educators’ group
Wake County Rep. Tom Murry is in a tight race with Cary Town Council member Gale Adcock for the House District 41 seat, and he’s resorting to less than truthful tactics to try to secure a win. The North Carolina Association of Educators has filed a complaint with the State Board of Elections charging that […]
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N.C. Senator Barefoot ad is ironic
Wake County Senator Chad Barefoot has a new ad out attacking his Senate District 18 opponent, Sarah Crawford. In the House of Cards-style spot, Barefoot depicts a Crawford lookalike standing in the shadows of a cigar-smoking, whiskey-swilling caricature of her husband, Dan Crawford, a lobbyist for environmentalist group the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters. […]
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2014 General Election: Early Voting by the Numbers
We’re seven days in to early voting for this election cycle and nearly 600,000 votes have been cast across North Carolina. Seven days in to the general election in 2010, only around 252,000 votes had been cast across the state. Turnout in all four Triangle counties has been huge. With two days left of early […]
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Most N.C. lawmakers have terrible environmental voting records
The past couple of years have been rough on the environment in North Carolina. There was the Dan River coal ash spill last winter, the fast-tracking of fracking this summer, the rollback on pollution control and regulatory measures and the ongoing removal of knowledgeable scientists and experts from the state’s environmental oversight boards. And then, […]
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N.C. State students protest tuition, construction, shortened library hours
Dozens of students at N.C. State University walked out of their classes Thursday afternoon in protest of several recent changes on campus. The walkout, organized by three student activist groups, aligns with protests at UNC campuses across the state this week aimed at demanding a better funded, more inclusive and debt-free UNC system. At N.C. […]
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Raleigh extends discrimination protection to transgender City employees
Raleigh became the sixth city in the state to protect transgender workers from employment discrimination Tuesday afternoon. In a unanimous vote, members of the City Council revised the City of Raleigh’s non-discrimination policy language to include non-discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression, in addition to sexual orientation. The move came after a […]
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Youth mobility stagnates in Southern metros like Raleigh
Raleigh is used to placing in “Top Ten” and “Best Of” national lists, but the City of Oaks is falling short in an important area. In a recent study, Raleigh was ranked 94th out of 100 in youth mobility; contrast that with its number one spot on Forbes magazine’s “Best Places for Business and Careers” […]