I haven’t dug into the document, but here’s how the Chapel Hill News is reporting Orange County Manager Frank Clifton’s budget recommendation: Orange County Manager Frank Clifton has proposed a…
Now that Orange County commissioners have voted to put a 1/4 cent sales tax hike on the Nov ballot — voters rejected the tax hike last November — the Chapel…
Is it possible for Chapel Hill/Carrboro to depart even further from the mainstream of America? Yes. The Chapel Hill News reports the anarchist movement is thriving there. Check out the…
On election night, fiscally conservative, business-friendly grassroots activists up-ended the entrenched progressives who held a lock on the Chatham County commission. And now the new board is already taking steps…
Could it be that Orange County Commissioner Barry Jacobs thinks the sales tax hike was defeated by Orange voters because they just didn’t know enough about it? From the Chapel…
UNC’s Young Democrats and College Republicans are co-sponsoring a debate tonight between the four candidates for mayor of Chapel Hill. They are Augustus Cho, Matt Czajkowski, Mark Kleinschmidt and Kevin…
Courtesy of the Chapel Hill News, here’s your opportunity to voice your view about UNC Chapel Hill’s inefficiency and bureaucratic bloat, which was uncovered by the consulting firm Bain &…
To hear school officials in Orange County tell the story, the cuts they’re facing are terrible. But check out this Chapel Hill News story about potential cuts facing the Chapel…
Now that Orange County residents have received notice of their property revaluation – typically 23 to 25 percent – commissioners are wringing their hands over whether to ensure a revenue-neutral…
Bad blood is beginning to boil between Rep. Bill Faison (who represents much of Orange) and the Orange County commissioners — specifically chairman Barry Jacobs. Faison is the legislator who…
Orange County commissioners aren’t the only folks ticked off over UNC Chapel Hill’s handling of the siting of a new regional airport in Orange County, which will replace the Horace…
Michael Sanera’s ears must be burning this morning. Earlier this year, the Locke Foundation’s Local Government Analyst and Research Director, collaborating with Research Intern Abby Alger, wrote about why affordable…