Local Politics

Raleigh police await opinion on Internet sweepstakes parlors

Raleigh’s remaining Internet sweepstakes parlors won’t get a visit from police just yet, and the city council is mulling its options.

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DURHAM COUNTY

751 South renews drive for annexation to Durham

Developers of the controversial 751 South project in southern Durham County have re-applied for annexation and utility service from the city. In 2012, the City Council unanimously denied annexation and utilities, but support in current state legislature has changed the situation.
WAKE COUNTY

Raleigh considers banning dogs from city athletic fields, playgrounds

The city parks department says it gets frequent complaints that dogs are roaming – and relieving themselves – freely on city playgrounds, tennis courts and athletic fields.
LOCAL POLITICS

TriPol: Raleigh council committee backs city's panhandling rules

Raleigh City Council members this week rejected a request from Occupy Raleigh members to loosen the city's panhandling rules.
EDUCATION

Tensions flare as Wake leaders discuss $810 million school bond

Wake County voters could be asked to approve an $810 million school construction bond referendum in October that would raise property taxes on the average homeowner by more than $145 per year. A heated discussion arose between the school board and commissioners Thursday.
EDUCATION

Wake school board to announce superintendent finalists Tuesday

Wake County school board chairman Keith Sutton said the board will announce the finalists for superintendent on Tuesday. The finalists will visit Wake County to meet with the public before a final vote, expected by the first week of June.
EDUCATION

Senate backs Wake commissioners takeover of school construction

Amid accusations that legislators were targeting the Wake County school system, the state Senate approved legislation Wednesday that would allow Boards of Commissioners in nine counties, including Wake, to take over authority to own and build schools.
WAKE COUNTY

City of Raleigh says widow not ordered out of house immediately

Nettie Grove, 83, may be able to stay on Carver Street in a house Raleigh bought. Earlier this year, the city surprised Grove with a letter telling her that Raleigh was interested in buying her property for a possible development in the future. Funds and assistance would be provided.
LOCAL/STATE

Raleigh OKs affordable housing, but will review policies

The Raleigh City Council on Tuesday approved funding for a new affordable housing complex, but agreed to review its guidelines on where the facilities can locate.
ORANGE COUNTY

Proposed Chapel Hill budget raises property tax rate 2 cents

Town Manager Roger Stancil recommended Monday night that the Town Council approve a 2-cent increase in next year’s property tax rate.
WAKE COUNTY

C-SPAN spends a week capturing Raleigh’s history and culture

The cable TV network C-SPAN will be in Raleigh all week filming segments on the capital city’s history and interviewing local authors. The programs will air June 15-16 during C-SPAN’s “Raleigh Weekend.”