City Council
Food Truck Decision at a Standstill
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Committee puts food trucks on hold with more questions about the proposed ordinance. Meanwhile, a food truck owner claims police harassed him after the last week’s City Council meeting.
2011 Election
Filing Begins for Raleigh and Wake County School Board Election Candidates
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The filing period for candidates of the Raleigh municipal elections and four Board of Education districts began Monday. Check out the list of the candidates who filed.
Census
Census: More Same-Sex and Unmarried Couples Living Together
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Census 2010 counted same sex couples for the first time. Raleigh’s total of all unmarried couples rose by 25 percent and husband wife couples are now a minority.
2011 Election
More GOP Candidates Enter the Mix for City Hall
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A local physician enters the race for mayor while three more Republican candidates seek city council seats.
News
Few Wake Schools Met Federal Performance Targets
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Thirteen percent of Wake schools made adequate progress toward goals under No Child Left Behind. With only three more years before all students must be on grade level, can Wake make up the difference?
2011 Election
Wake County Could Face Redistricting “Nightmare”
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The Wake County Board of Elections might face more voting woes if the General Assembly’s draft redistricting plan is approved. Officials say they might have to ask the County Commissioners for more money to finance it if it takes effect.
City Council
Council Stalls on Food Truck Decision
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With more questions about foot truck regulations, councilors kicked the food truck issue back to the Law and Public Safety Committee.
City Council
Council Says “Yes” to Google
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City to go forward with negotiating terms to make gmail the city’s email provider, upon approval of the city attorney.
News
Raleigh Redrawn in State Redistricting
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Raleigh could get more representation under redistricting plans for the state House and Senate. But the plans are causing controversy and accusations of gerrymandering in the General Assembly.
News
NCSU Experiments in Space
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NC State has several projects aboard the newly launched Atlantis space shuttle. Using mice and plants, researchers hope to learn more about the effects of microgravity.
