Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin says that despite efforts to roll back the city’s zoning reforms, she believes her work has created more housing for the city. Why it matters: In her five years as mayor, Baldwin pushed aggressively to loosen Raleigh’s zoning codes, put more money toward affordable housing and parks and change the structure […]
There has been much concern in recent years about the rise of nontraditional college leaders and what that portends for higher education. The announcement last week of Lee Roberts as chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill kicked off a fresh round of debate about whether someone from outside academe can be […]
Authorities from Moore County Public Safety said the actions of an unnamed soldier who killed a utility worker in May near his home were justified under the North Carolina Castle Doctrine. That law allows defensive force when there’s a perceived threat within one’s home or property. A U.S. Army Special Forces colonel will not face […]
North Carolina’s race for state schools superintendent is once again in the national spotlight after an unearthed social media video by Republican candidate Michele Morrow called for a military intervention to keep former President Donald Trump in office in 2021. In interviews with WRAL News on Tuesday Morrow denied calling for a military coup. Her […]
The Charlotte City Council is scheduled to vote Sept. 9 on buying the O Line freight rail tracks from Norfolk-Southern — a major step towards building the long-delayed Red Line commuter train to Lake Norman communities. Ed McKinney, who is the city’s point person for the transportation plan, said the agreement has been a long […]
Environmental issues are a core theme of Sen. Michael Lee’s (R-New Hanover) 2024 reelection campaign. Port City Daily reached out to the senator’s office multiple times in the last week to ask for his response to environmentalists’ recent criticisms of his PFAS record; his team responded with a list of bills and accomplishments. The senator’s […]
Toward the end of the Red Surge Convoy gathering, N.C. Rep. Mark Pless, R-Haywood, took the stage to accept blame for Trump losing the 2020 election, criticize the local press and call Republicans just plain “cheap.” Republicans need to overcome the complacency that led to Donald Trump losing the 2020 election, Pless said, noting that […]
A split commissioners board on Monday heeded the public’s increasingly vocal demands to slow down the process of selecting a new concessioner to operate the town docks. Beaufort commissioners voted 3-2, with commissioners Charles “Bucky” Oliver and Dr. John LoPiccolo opposed, to terminate all discussions and rescind a letter of intent that was written to […]
The Durham board of education postponed an expected vote on plans for a new Durham School of the Arts on Thursday. Still, board members appear committed to plans for the new school. While some board members raised questions regarding plans to build a new school rather than renovate the current site — including questions about […]
Top business leaders, high-ranking public officials and economic development leaders gathered at the annual Wyndham Champions Breakfast this morning to celebrate the record-breaking economic momentum in the Carolina Core and the collaborations that make it possible. While significant progress at the megasites was a key theme of the event, leaders also recognized other significant jobs […]
Realtors across the US are bracing for a seismic shift in the way they do business. Starting August 17, new rules will roll out that overhaul the way Realtors get paid to help people buy and sell their homes. The changes, which are part of a $418 million settlement announced in March by the powerful […]
Charlotte’s proposal for a one-cent sales tax expansion would fund more trains, greenways and buses, but 40% of the total would be reserved for roads. The town of Matthews appears to be dead-set against Charlotte’s proposed transportation and transit plan, and commissioners voted unanimously Monday night to oppose designs that call for the town to […]
Prominent Wake Democrats and the Wake County chapter of the North Carolina Democratic Party’s Jewish caucus are urging the larger county party not to make endorsements in this year’s nonpartisan Raleigh City Council races. All city council seats and the mayor’s seat are up for election in November, and in several races, multiple Democrats are […]
A pair of dueling lawsuits between the city of Sanford and a developer were recently settled with the city agreeing to pay Nick Jordan $60,000 over the nearly 5-acre Singer property at 171 N. First St. According to a press release from Friday, Aug. 9, the city came to an agreement with Jordan’s Durham-based Smashing […]
North Carolina has confirmed four storm-related fatalities from Tropical Storm Debby, Justin Graney, the communications chief for North Carolina Emergency Management told Carolina Public Press on Monday morning. The deaths resulted from a tornado in Wilson County, a falling tree in Rockingham County, a motor vehicle collision in Wake County and a motor vehicle being […]
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