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Durham County Commissioner Ellen Reckhow

Durham County finds extra money for schools

The Durham County Board of Commissioners will add extra money for the schools without raising taxes beyond the county manager's recommended increase.

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EDUCATION

Wake hires Jim Merrill as schools superintendent

James Merrill, the superintendent of Virginia Beach City Public Schools and a former Wake school administrator, was named the new Wake County schools superintendent Tuesday.
WAKE COUNTY

Raleigh seeks more water capacity from Falls Lake

The Raleigh City Council voted Tuesday to seek permission to pull more drinking water from Falls Lake, a move that would postpone Raleigh’s need for a new reservoir in eastern Wake County.
TRAFFIC

Raleigh City Council to vote on $75 million transportation bond issue

In an effort to widen and improve some of the city’s busiest streets, the Raleigh City Council will vote Tuesday on a proposal to place a $75 million transportation bond on the ballot in October. Proponents say it’s urgently needed to address Raleigh’s growth and traffic, but...
ORANGE COUNTY

Chapel Hill Council delays cell phone ban, keeps towing rules

Town towing rules will go into effect Monday, but the Town Council will delay a ban on using cell phones while driving until Oct. 1 to give the state Supreme Court time to hear an appeal on the issue.
DURHAM COUNTY

Durham sets $381 million budget for 2013-14

The Durham City Council adopted a $381 million budget for 2013-14, including the city’s first fee for collecting residential garbage.
WAKE COUNTY

Garner is 1 of 10 All-America City winners in U.S.

Garner's winning bid to become one of 10 national All-America City honorees, announced late Sunday in Denver, was bolstered by civic projects such as construction of the Garner Veterans Memorial and its Community of Hope outreach program. Sponsored by the Denver-based National Civic League, the ...
STATE POLITICS

Local leaders may feel sting in tax reform

Municipal leaders say the tax overhaul tentatively approved in the Senate last week would cut so much local government revenue that, to balance their budgets, they would ultimately have to raise property taxes.
EDUCATION

New Wake school board election districts appear to favor GOP

New state-mandated school board districts in Wake County could make it easier for Republicans to regain control of North Carolina's largest school system, but the lines might have to survive a lawsuit from the Southern Coalition for Social Justice.
EDUCATION

Wake school administrators identify new school sites

Raleigh and western Wake could get most of the new Wake County schools in this fall's school construction bond referendum, but school leaders say it won't be easy finding the land to build them.
JOHN DRESCHER

Drescher: Open files of political appointees

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory wants to raise the number of political employees from 1,000 to 1,500. NC citizens should get access to their hiring, firing and performance reviews.