The city’s new permitting program is keeping AirBnB landlords in check—not that they need it—according to city officials.
Jasmine Gallup
Jasmine Gallup is a freelancer for INDY, covering LGBTQ+ issues, social justice, and arts and culture. A Raleigh native, she also works as an editor for online media.
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Wake County School Board Resolves to Support Leandro Plan
School board members joined the chorus of officials imploring state lawmakers to give more money to public schools.
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Assistant professor of physics at Duke University and dark matter expert
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The Recall Effort Targeting Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin Looks Poised to Fail, But Proponents Say the Recall Mechanism Will Be Needed When the Council Switches to Even-Year Elections
According to the city’s charter, Livable Raleigh needs 14,000 notarized signatures, 25 percent of the total number of voters who turned out in the last municipal election in 2019. The group has set an October 31 deadline to collect signatures.
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15 Minutes: Mike DeNardis
Owner and head coach of the Raleigh Flyers ultimate frisbee championship team
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Want to Make Change? Vote in Local Elections.
It’s the mayor, not the president, who decides whether police officers should be equipped with assault rifles or body cameras.
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No Near End to Raleigh’s Mask Mandate in Sight
Raleigh’s mask mandate will continue until hospitalization and percent positive rates go down, according to city officials.
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A Pandemic Plus Longstanding Lack of Support from Legislative Leaders Means Wake Educators Are Leaving the Profession
“Educators are regularly pulling 10 to 11 hour days. But in a situation like this when they don’t have any planning period during the middle of the day … they’re exerting more energy. Burnout is going to happen at a much higher rate.”
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Wake County to Give Students Option for COVID Testing
Wake County’s school board plans to implement voluntary testing for students and mandatory testing for some staff.