News
State, city officials weigh in on why to return that census form
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RPR’s Chrystal Barlett talks with state and local leaders about what the census means for Raleigh.
City Council
Council preview: Allen puts Lightner Center back on agenda
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The Clarence E. Lightner Public Safety Center is back on the agenda after being rejected in a 4-4 vote earlier this year. Also, public utility fee increases on tap and a new pawn shop for Capital Boulevard.
News
New update to RPR’s stimulus tracking project
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Check out the latest update to RPR’s Stimulus Tracking project on Department of Transportation stimulus spending in the Raleigh/Wake County area.
News
School board ends diversity policy – and has its first real public debate on the issue
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Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting met the promise of chaos set in previous weeks. Diversity supporters made their final stand against the new board majority’s community based assignment policy which eventually passed in a 5-4 vote. Photo: Board member John Tedesco voted to end the diversity policy.
City Council
Council gets the bad budget news
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The city budget’s shortfall for the next fiscal year will be somewhere between $6 and 8 million, according to Russ Allen, Raleigh city manager. Allen gave city council the bad news at the first FY11 budget workshop Monday afternoon.
City Council
Fixing Five Points, Hillsborough St. bike lanes up at council
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City council members could get another vote on bicycle lanes for Hillsborough Street at this week’s meeting. Councilors will also get to weigh in on changes to the Five Points neighborhood and talk about their hopes for the state legislature’s short session this spring. Photo by Will Butler.
News
School board puts superintendent on leave
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In a closed meeting Tuesday night, the Wake County Board of Education chose to place Adelphus “Del” Burns, current superintendent for the school system, on paid administrative leave for the remainder of his contract.
News
Police offering $15,000 reward for bank robber
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The Raleigh and Cary police departments say they think one man is responsible for four bank robberies in the area since November. The two departments along with Wachovia and SunTrust banks are offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
News
Photos from the raucuos school board meeting
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A photo essay from this week’s school board meeting. The Wake County School Board voted 5-4 to end the economic diversity policy. The issue will be up for a second vote at the board’s next meeting. Read more about the meeting here.
News
School board votes down diversity policy
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Yesterday Wake County’s school board met amidst a packed house of supporters for Wake’s diversity policy and supporters for the new school board majority. The school board’s agenda for Tuesday received national coverage from the Associated Press and The New York Times because of the board majority’s intent to enact a resolution to end Wake’s diversity policy. The measure passed in a 5-4 vote.
