2012 General Election Voter Guide
Your Local Vote: The Most Important Decision You’ll Make All Year
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Brent Laurentz with the North Carolina Center for Voter Education weighs in on the importance of voting in local elections.
2012 General Election Voter Guide
From the Editor
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Every four years the country gets to elect a president. There are important national and international issues at stake. These are big-ticket issues of war and Obamacare and the country’s economy.[media-credit name=”Charles C. Duncan Pardo” align=”alignright” width=”180″][/media-credit]
But when you go to the polls this fall, you will also get to make big decisions about who will represent you at the House of Representatives in D.C., at the North Carolina General Assembly, the Wake County Commission and from the bench at Wake County District Court. Raleigh Public Record’s mission is to report the stories that don’t get told. We focus on those races towards the bottom of the ballot because local elected leaders have a very real impact on your day-to-day life.
News
New Citrix HQ Approved
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Planning Commissioners approved a site plan this week for Citrix’s new downtown office.
News
Photo Story: Preparations Underway for N.C. State Fair
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The North Carolina State Fair opens Thursday. Until then, food trucks are being washed down, signs are being painted, supplies are being delivered to every corner of the fairgrounds in west Raleigh.
City Council
Council Supports So-Called Police “Quota” System
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City Councilors Tuesday agreed Tuesday to a new system for evaluating Raleigh police officers, but some officers say it creates a quota system for traffic stops and arrests.
City Council
Council Roundup: Parking Decks to Remain Ad Free, More Pygmy Goats Allowed
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City Councilors Tuesday rejected using city parking decks as advertising space, but approved a public hearing for a change in the food truck ordinance, more urban pygmy goats and sensitivity training and outreach for the ART program.
County Government
Commission Approves Zoning Changes for RTP’s Urban Plan
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New zoning changes for RTP will allow the area to have a more urban feel.
City Council
City Adds Digital Option for Public Input on Council Agendas
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New software enables residents to add comments to City Council agenda items.
Oak City Portraits
Oakwood Celebrates Defeating Highway 40 Years Ago
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The Oakwood neighborhood was threatened by a highway that would have divided the neighborhood, but residents defeated the proposal in 1972.
News
Transit Program Could See More Training, New Call Center
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Councilors agreed Tuesday to provide more training for vendors in the Accessible Raleigh Transit program, but plans for a possible new 24-hour call center require more research.
