Absentee voting could be a huge factor in this year’s election, and early trends suggest that’s bad news for Republicans.
Leigh Tauss
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Raleigh Wants to Send Social Workers on Police Calls
Local activists for criminal justice reform say the Homelessness and Mental Health Unit is a step in the wrong direction.
As the Nation Gets Back to Work, North Carolina’s Unemployment Shoots Up
The state’s unemployment rate increased by 1 percent in July, a loss of nearly 63,000 jobs, according to the NC Department of Commerce.
NC State Moves Classes Online After 500 Quarantined, Isolated Due to Exposure
UNC moved its classes online Monday following outbreaks at residence halls and Greek life housing.
The Raleigh Market Has Returned After Pandemic Hiatus
“We have been very deliberate and cautious in our reopening,” said manager Brooks Cunningham.
Raleigh Cancels All Festivals, Road Races and Parades Until 2021
Canceled events include First Night, the city’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony, and the downtown Food Truck Rodeo.
Ruffin Hall, Raleigh’s City Manager, Will Leave Post By 2021
Hall’s last day will be December 31.
Raleigh Finally Pays Due to Indigenous People in a Dix Park Ceremony
Indigenous people roamed Raleigh thousands of years before the arrival of white colonizers.
The North Carolina State Fair Is Officially Corona-Canceled
“We waited as long as we could, hoping the numbers would take a turn and we’d be able to continue with our planning, but each day brought more challenges than solutions.”
Black Women Are Poised to Make History in Statewide Races This Fall
“We’ve always had the desire, we’ve just never been selected that level and this mass a scale,” says Shinica Thomas, who’ll be on the ballot for the Wake County Board of Commissioner

