County Government
County Changes the Way it Purchases Open Space
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Wake County officials are looking to purchase $5 million in open space and it’s testing a new method to get the best deal.
City Council
Committee Debates More Bike Lanes for Hillsborough Street
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A City Council committee is debating whether to add more bike lanes or on-street parking for a second stretch of Hillsborough Street, this time just east of the N.C. State Campus.
News
Mapping Poverty Level and Test Grades in Wake Schools
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New mapping by the Record shows that not only do schools get poorer moving from West to East across the county, test scores go down also. We also provided maps of additional years and saw a similar trend.
News
Public Salaries for Sunshine Week
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To mark Sunshine Week in Raleigh, we have requested salary data from the city, school system and county.
City Council
City May Stream Meetings to Mobile Devices
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In an effort to be more transparent, a city committee Tuesday agreed to spend $6,600 next budget year to make the city’s streaming video feed available on mobile phones and computer tablets.
News
Downtown Loan Program Working, But Underutilized
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City-backed loans are helping small businesses to get up and running. So why is no one using them?
News
North Blount Street Master Plan Becomes More Dense
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The Planning Commission Tuesday agreed to create more density in the North Blount Street Master Plan. The group also approved Glenwood Avenue site plans and began their long review of the UDO.
County Government
County Considers Allowing Neuter Program for Feral Cats
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Wake County officials are considering the addition of a Trap-Neuter-Return alternative to control feral cat populations.
2012 Election
Voter Integrity Group Questions Wake Voting Machine Certification
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A member of the NC Coalition for Verified Voting says a request from the Wake County Elections Director to certify her own machines puts unnecessary risk on the county and its taxpayers.
News
Studying the Triangle’s Future from the Sky
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After studying 30 years of satellite imagery, a UNC Charlotte research project says Triangle counties have developed land at a faster rate than they’ve added people.
