Earlier today, we published a piece about Donnie Harrison calling us about a public records request we made, asking for his emails regarding the debate over HB 2 and his threat to pull his school resource officers from Wake County Public Schools if WCPSS doesn’t develop a system-wide policy for transgender students. We received that […]
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Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison Is Very Mad at Us
Last week, Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison told WRAL that he might pull his school resource officers from Wake CountyPublic Schools if the system didn’t set a clear policy for transgender students. “I’m thinking about pulling my school resource officers out of those schools,” he told reporter Sloane Heffernan. “If we can’t have a better […]
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Wake Commissioners Debate How to Spend Food, Beverage, and Hotel Taxes
In a way, the fund belongs to you. Every time you stay in a hotel or have a mealor drinkat a Wake County establishment, you’re paying into it. But just where food, beverage, and occupancy tax dollars are spentand who makes that callis becoming a burning question in Wake County after the Board of Commissioners […]
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Clinton Rallies In Raleigh the Day After the Debate (Liveblog)
Good afternoon, we’re at Wake Tech and will be live-blogging this. 12:08 – Raleigh mayor Nancy McFarlane is the first speaker, and she just choked up talking about what an important moment it is for her daughters and granddaughters. “Last night, she showed the world what it means to be presidential.” 12:11 – McFarlane offering […]
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The Morning Roundup: Clinton-Trump Round One
Good morning, here’s what you missed over the weekend.1. What the hell is going on in Charlotte? Charlotte has had a pretty rough week. After Charlotte police shot and killed Keith Scott on Tuesday, seemingly for having a blunt and a gun in an open carry state, a shooting at the protest on Wednesday night […]
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Liveblog: Third Night of Protests In Charlotte
Good evening. INDY Raleigh bureau chief Ken Fine is in Charlotte covering Thursday night’s protests after the killing of Keith Scott, and we’ll be bringing you updates as they come in. First, to get you up to speed: The man who was shot in last night’s protests has died. His name was Justin Carr. The […]
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Congressional Black Caucus Asks Department of Justice to Investigate Police Shootings: ‘The Killing of Unarmed Black Men and Women By Police Is a Crisis’
The Congressional Black Caucus, headed up by Democratic congressman G.K. Butterfield (who represents Durham), has sent Attorney General Loretta Lynch a letter urging her to “aggressively pursue investigations, indictments, and prosecutions, through the Office of Civil Rights, against any and all law enforcement officers who harm or kill innocent, unarmed Black men, women, and children.” […]
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Poll: N.C. Trump Voters Like Former KKK Imperial Wizard David Duke More Than Hillary Clinton, Definitely Not Deplorable
Uh, OK. So.Public Policy Polling released its monthly North Carolina poll today and, for the most part, found some stuff consistent with what we already knew: the presidential race is basically tied (Trump is up by two in a three-way with Gary Johnson, within the margin of error, and tied in a two-way), Roy Cooper […]
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Wake County Commissioners Spar Over Potential Projects
A conversation between Wake County Commissioners turned contentious Monday as a member of the board felt two “very highly” ranked projects were being overlooked during a process designed to set future funding priorities. Ultimately, the board voted to give the organizers of six projects an opportunity to make a play for a chunk of the […]
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Charlotte Mayor Says No To HB 2 Deal, Cooper Calls For Special Session
Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts has issued a statement that, in effect, tells Governor McCrory and the legislature no to their proposed deal. After the N.C. Restaurant Association issued a statement on Friday saying legislative leaders were willing to repeal HB 2 if Charlotte repealed its ordinance, McCrory, Speaker Tim Moore, and other Republicans issued statements […]