Wake County Board of Education members are making clear that they expect millions more in schools funding from the Board of Commissioners, with details spelled out in an email from school board chairwoman Monika Johnson-Hostler to commission chairman Sig Hutchinson. According to the email, leaders of both boards have agreed to continuing discussions on funding. […]
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When Is an Endorsement Really a Campaign Donation? A Case in Raleigh Blurs the Lines.
The writer and satirist who identifies himself as William Needham Finley IV presented an enthusiastic post in his ITB Insider blog on March 28, announcing the Raleigh City Council candidacy of lawyer Stacy Miller. Calling Miller’s entry into the race “great news for a number of reasons,” Finley wrote, “We have the chance to add […]
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For Nine Straight Years, Six Figures Went Missing from the Wake County Register of Deeds Office
Wake County officials say about $2.3 million went missing from the Register of Deeds office between 2008 and 2017, according to a new insurance claim. The official amount that’s missing$2.333,591.30puts an exclamation point on the ongoing Wake County scandal involving the apparent embezzlement of wads of cash, on a near-daily basis, for nearly a decade. […]
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As Wake County Funds Behavioral Health Care, Officials Worry About State and Federal Cuts
Wake County is holding steady on its commitment to helping people with behavioral health problems, but a growing population and shortfalls in other funding sources means the need keeps growing. At a four-hour work session Monday, county commissioners and officials including Regina Petteway, director of Wake County Human Services, and District Attorney Lorrin Freeman asked […]
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Wake County Says $2.3 Million Went Missing from the Register of Deeds Office Between 2008 and 2017
Wake County officials say about $2.3 million went missing from the Wake County Register of Deeds office between 2008 and 2017, according to a new insurance claim. The official account of the amount believed missing—$2.333,591.30—puts an exclamation point on the ongoing Wake County scandal involving the apparent embezzlement of wads of cash, on a near-daily […]
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Councilman Cox Returns Dean Debnam’s Campaign Contribution, Citing Dispute With Raleigh
Raleigh City Council member David Cox has returned a $5,100 campaign donation from businessman Dean Debnam, citing a dispute between Debnam and the city that could come before the council for consideration. Cox, who represents District B, is running for re-election in Oct. 10 balloting. Debnam is the chief executive officer of Public Policy Polling, […]
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Get In Touch With Mayoral and Council Candidates at Upcoming Community Forums
As fall and Oct. 10 elections draw nigh, the Triangle calendar is dotted with candidate forums for municipal elections. A sort of speed-dating take on hometown politics, events such as the one Tuesday night at Antioch Baptist Church in Southeast Raleigh draw well-known incumbents and novices alike. Each has to blast through something like a […]
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As of July 28, Raleigh City Council Candidates Had Raised About $280,000. Bonner Gaylord Accounted for Almost Half of That Total.
Citizens had poured more than $280,000 into the campaigns of candidates for Raleigh City Council by the end of the first disclosure period on July 28. The race-by-race totals show a great divide between those at the top and the five candidates, for instance, who have agreed to raise no more than $1,000. (That agreement […]
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Questions of Accountability Loom Over the Wake County Register of Deeds Scandal
Wake County plans to submit an initial insurance claim next week for the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars from its Register of Deeds office during at least three years. The handling of that claimand other parts of an ongoing investigationwill rest in part on one question: Are people who work at the popularly […]
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Wake County Manager Jim Hartmann Steps Down
Jim Hartmann, Wake County manager during a period of rapid growth and achievement since 2014, said in a letter to the Board of Commissioners that he will step down today. Hartmann said he is proud of the work he has done in Wake County since arriving here from Florida. During most of this year, he […]