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☕ In Today’s Edition
1. Wake County Passes a $2 Billion Budget
2. Local Refugee Support Agencies Face an Impossible Task
3. “Each Trip is a Game of Frogger”
4. Raleigh Gets a New Bluegrass Festival
Good morning, readers.
At Monday night’s Wake County Board of Commissioners meeting, commissioner Shinica Thomas had some strong words about the trade-offs in the county budget.
“I support public education. I also support emergency response and affordable housing. This shouldn’t be an either-or decision,” Thomas said, enunciating each syllable clearly and with emotion.
Thomas took issue with the fact that county staff had found an additional $5 million in the budget for Wake County Public Schools, while simultaneously proposing to eliminate 12 EMS positions and cut $1 million in funding for a housing loan program.
“I won’t break housing and public safety to fix schools,” she said. “That’s not leadership, it’s triage.”
Thomas ended up breaking from her colleagues and voting against the budget, which passed 6-1. But she wasn’t the only one with misgivings: around the table, commissioners acknowledged that they had to make some tough choices this year.
At the link below, keep reading about Wake County’s $2.1 billion budget and what it means for property taxes. And have a good Wednesday.
—Chloe
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MUSIC
Fiddles and Banjos
A new event seeks to fill the void of Raleigh’s departed annual World of Bluegrass festival, INDY’s Sarah Edwards reports.
POLITICS: Lawmakers have to work out big differences between the House and Senate spending plans, The Assembly reports.
STATE: A bill that would allow people as young as 18 to carry concealed weapons without a permit is advancing, NC Newsline reports.
IMMIGRATION: WUNC reports on a bill—backed by Republican leadership—that would require further cooperation between sheriffs and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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