Local Politics

Finalists for the Wake Co. school superintendent: James G. Merrill, Ann B. Clark, and Dana Bedden

Wake names three superintendent finalists

Dana Bedden, the superintendent of the Irving Independent School District in Texas; Ann Clark, the deputy superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools; and James Merrill, the superintendent of Virginia Beach City Schools, are the finalists to...

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WAKE COUNTY

Proposed Raleigh budget keeps tax rate, adds 40 jobs

Raleigh City Manager Russell Allen’s proposed budget keeps property taxes steady while increasing utility bills, adding 40 new positions and giving employees a 3 percent raise.
LOCAL/STATE

Durham’s Liberty Warehouse a ‘landmark’ no more

By a 6-0 vote Monday night, the Durham City Council revoked of “Local Historic Landmark” status of Liberty Warehouse, clearing the way for redeveloping the city’s last remaining tobacco-auction house.
DURHAM COUNTY

Bonfield presents $381 million Durham budget

City Manager Tom Bonfield presented a $381 million budget proposal Monday night for fiscal year 2013-14. It calls for no increase in the property-tax rate, but adds a fee for garbage collection and raises fees for downtown parking.
WAKE COUNTY

Proposed Wake County budget would spend more, but leave tax rate steady

The Wake County property tax rate would remain steady for the fifth year in a row under the budget proposed today by County Manager David Cooke.
WAKE COUNTY

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.
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

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.