city in Wake County, North Carolina
One goal when drawing congressional districts is to keep political communities, including counties, together. As Jim Stirling and I noted in our report, Limiting Gerrymandering in North Carolina, “[W]hile there…
DHHS adds a glut of cases from Dec. 31 to Jan. 11. WRAL's danger-red "BREAKING" banner blares: "44,833 people in NC tested positive for COVID in the past 24 hrs."
About a month ago, Carolina Journal’s Don Carrington published an investigative report on the resident status of a Democrat judicial candidate, Tim Gunther. Carrington uncovered that the house Gunther was…
What is Wake County officials' problem with people being able to buy guns and ammunition "during a declared state of emergency even within one’s home 'where the need for defense of…
From Southern Farm Network: North Carolina farmers and ag leaders are sounding the alarm at the ongoing trade war between the US and China. On Tuesday, several met at a…
Back in August, I wrote a blog post about the Crooked Creek golf course site in Fuquay-Varina, and a push by some local residents to turn it into a park.…
I was voter 18 at the Fuquay-Varina High School polling place. I voted an hour after the polls opened. Residents will elect a mayor and two members of the Fuquay-Varina…
I love it when I find allies in unexpected places. Last week, Indy Week ran an article about whether Wake County should spend $20 million to buy a golf course in…
Arrival: 7:17 am Polling place: Fuquay Varina High School Wait: 20 minutes (but only because my name begins with the letter “S”) Number of ballots cast before mine: 224 Alcohol…
Billion Dollar Buses
Triangle residents endure some of the highest local tax burdens in North Carolina. From today’s news release from the John Locke Foundation about the new “By The Numbers” report on…
RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees topped $2,315 per person in Chapel Hill during the 2012 budget year, as the Orange County town dropped from No. 2 to No. 3…