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In September, 2011, Raleigh City Council voted to permit food trucks downtown. Despite initial concerns about emissions, littering and unfair competition for restaurants, city staffers say the lack of complaints since September is a good sign.
The city manager presented the proposed budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year to Raleigh councilors Monday. It includes no property tax increases and some hiring despite the continuously bleak economy.
The city is seeking input from residents and business owners as to what kind of public information they want available.
As the new controlled-choice plan has been rolled out, capacity issues across the county have begun to rear there head. A major study to identify places for new schools begins this summer.
In Tuesday’s primary, four of Wake County’s five GOP politicians seeking higher office managed to stay alive or win their seats outright. We take a look at the school board members and county commissioners who looked to move up the political ladder.
A few of the images from Tuesday’s election. Click on an image to view full size.
A roundup of the Congressional and state legislature races. Incumbents came out on top. And, in a hotly contested congressional race, George Holding defeated Paul Coble.
Raleigh Public Record editors and reporters live blogged all day and into the night for the 2012 Primary Election.
After a 10-year hiatus, city officials are petitioning the state for a permit to spread treated sewage sludge on city fields near the Neuse River Wastewater Plant.
The Raleigh Police Department held its first skills competition for motorcycle unit officers Wednesday. The competition attracted 25 officers from eight agencies across the state.
