The city—which pays employees between 7 and 14 percent below the market average according to a consultant—is also grappling with how to increase workers’ salaries across the board.
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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Could a Raleigh Pilot Program Hold the Key to Ending Homelessness in the City?
For a relatively nominal cost, a new program connects unsheltered residents with housing and case management services and supports them while they get back on their feet.
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West Raleigh Residents Want to Keep Athens Drive Community Library Local
Replacing the Athens Drive Community Library has become the latest flash point in an ongoing debate of the last decade: How will the city and Wake County grow?
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Restaurant Owner Lee Robinson On Fifty Years of Irregardless
On the golden anniversary of Irregardless’s opening, we spoke with Lee Robinson about upcoming celebrations, a changing dining scene post-pandemic, and keeping Raleigh Raleigh.
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Downtown Raleigh Business Owners Tout Success of Two-Hour Free Parking Pilot
The city council will discuss the pilot, which launched in November and offers two hours of free parking in city-owned decks, at its meeting on Tuesday.
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Plain Clothes ICE Agent at Wake County Justice Center Tells Attorneys to Take Their Immigration Conversation Elsewhere
A local defense attorney told a judge Monday that a plain clothes agent from the federal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement flashed his badge at him and a colleague who were discussing immigration and told them to go somewhere else to talk.
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Raleigh City Council Changes How It Receives Public Comments
Options the Raleigh City Council is considering include prohibiting the use of visual media during public comments and revising a public comment session to be shorter or start earlier.
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Weigh In On RDU Airport Authority’s Plans to Develop Lake Crabtree County Park This Wednesday
The Airport Authority wants to develop most of the park as an “entertainment destination.” Those who use the park’s trails say the airport should keep it as it is.
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INDY Selects: What to Do This Week
Two jazz shows, a look back at a pivotal 1986 Durham mayoral election, a “live cinematic performance” about the miracle of sound, and more things around the Triangle to do this week.
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INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week
North Carolina’s largest vintage bazaar, a film screening with a dash of poetry, a mystical winter music show, and more local events we recommend this week.
