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Vaughn Upshaw with the UNC School of Government spoke with the Record about the roles of City Council members and the city manager in running city government in Raleigh.
The Record published its first story Sept. 16, 2008. We celebrate five years by publishing a new voter guide profiling candidates in this fall’s municipal and school board elections and asking you to support our work.
The Knight Foundation announced today a $50,000 grant to Raleigh Public Record to continue developing a new software tool to turn PDF image files into structured data.
As the “Moral Monday” protests on Jones Street continue into an eighth week, national attention grows for both the protests and the conservative shift at the North Carolina General Assembly. In recent weeks the New York Times, LA Times and Washington Post have covered the protests.
The Record’s editor delivered a lightning talk at City Camp North Carolina last week. We present to you the transcript of the 5-minute talk and the slides.
Raleigh’s open data manager wants open government to be a way of life for City Hall.
The story behind the story: An empty room for the Russell Allen announcement.
A new managing director starts this week at Raleigh Public Record. Susan Bray will take the lead on fundraising and business development for the organization.
Greg Hallam retired last week after 26 years working on planning and zoning in the city. He said the re-zoning process has become more politicized.
Members of the Wake County Commission have another chance this year to put a referendum on the ballot for a half-cent sales tax to fund public transit. Mayors from across Wake County spoke last week about the need for more transit options, though not all agreed on the sales tax.
