Updated: Amy Pickle, Mining and Energy Commission chairwoman and lead hearing officer in charge of producing the final hearing report, said the MEC will consider all comments submitted as part of the rule making. “As with most state rule makings, we will review and collate the comments in order to develop a hearing officer’s report,” […]
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 future of Wake County hinges on commission race
More than 1 million people will be affected by the outcome of the Wake County Commissioners’ race this fall. The Board of Commissioners will determine the future of the region, including whether Wake’s schools will remain underfunded and politically embattled and whether the county’s outdated transit system stagnates. Or will the county, with the state’s […]
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North Carolinians demand coal ash cleanup
Kim Brewer’s two daughters were born with serious birth defects and her neighbors have suffered from brain tumors, cancers and respiratory problems. Caroline Armijo has lost countless friends and neighbors to cancer, most recently a ten year-old child. Both women live near Duke Energy coal ash facilities, Brewer near the Buck steam plant in Rowan […]
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Engaging Raleigh’s African immigrants
Akaosa Eleanya is one of more than 1,000 people living in Raleigh who are from Nigeria. More than 16,000 Raleigh residents were born in a sub-Saharan African country. These immigrants face many of the same hardships that American minorities do, Eleanya says, such as equal access to opportunities at school and work. These barriers can […]
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How to grow veggies indoors or out, in the coldest months of the year
When the gray days pile on one after another and the streets are coated with melting sludge, growing plants, herbs and vegetables at home can be spirit-lifting and surprisingly simple. Several varieties of cold-hardy vegetables will grow in outdoor containers during North Carolina’s relatively mild winter months. And many herbs, leafy greens and flowering plants […]
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Judge rules in favor of modern Oakwood home; neighbor says she will appeal
Louis Cherry and Marsha Gordon, the owners of the unfinished contemporary style house at 516 Euclid Street, may be allowed to continue building their dream home in Raleigh’s historic Oakwood neighborhood. In a Wednesday memo, city attorney Dorothy Leapley advised the Raleigh City Council of Wake County Superior Court Judge Elaine Bushfan’s decision to rule […]
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Hundreds of N.C. voters disenfranchised in 2014 Primary
A veteran who had just returned from Afghanistan. A nurse working outside of her county temporarily. A disabled senior who was driven to a friend’s polling place on Election Day. These are three of the 454 North Carolina voters who cast provisional ballots in the May primary elections but whose votes were not counted due […]
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Hofmann sellers cut new deal
N.C. State University’s College of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that it revised the Hofmann Forest sales agreement to “enhance sustainable forestry operations.” Under the new deal, the 80,000-acre forest will be split between two buyers. The original buyer, Hofmann Forest LLC, will purchase 23,000 acres of the property for $9.15 million. Resource Management Services, Inc. […]
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Neighbors complain to Raleigh City Council about outdoor music
The restored Merrimon-Wynne house at 500 N. Blount St. is widely considered a Raleigh success story, a historic building infusing new life into an old neighborhood. But many neighbors don’t see it that way. At a City Council hearing last week, Jodi Heyens, who owns the house, tried to persuade City Council members to grant […]
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Loose fracking rules could sink the state
The public comment period ends Sept. 15. You can comment online at the MEC website. The draft rules on fracking in North Carolina are rife with loopholes that favor the drillers and could endanger the public health and the environment. At a public hearing in Raleigh last week, speakers focused on the many significant shortcomings […]
