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Just a few weeks before members of the North Carolina General Assembly are set to return to Raleigh for the start of the short session, the legislature’s Fiscal Research Division and...

Two Raleighites declared their candidacies for Raleigh City Council this month, bringing the number of people in the race up to 13.

A recent poll commissioned by Livable Raleigh, a local activist group critical of Mayor Baldwin and the current city council, shows some residents concerned about growth, affordable housing, and lack of communication between officials and citizens.

A political newcomer goes head-to-head with a Raleigh City Council member in the Democratic primary for North Raleigh’s new state senate District 13.

This week in Raleigh: the city commits $4 million to preserve affordable rents, some restaurant relief programs enacted during COVID may become permanent, and developers are no longer required to include parking in their projects.

What happened at the city council meeting Tuesday night? Well, we now have new (unpopular) election districts.

Buffkin, who represents North Raleigh in District A, announced his run for NC Senate on Tuesday morning.

Committees and work sessions will continue to be remote until April.

Regardless, the graffiti has put the local Jewish community on alert, he said, adding that people are troubled and afraid but have also been resilient.

A Raleigh Parks Bond on 2021 Ballot Could Fund The First Phase of Dix Park Redevelopment B efore COVID-19 altered life as we knew it, 2020 was supposed to be the year Raleigh taxpayers cosigned the biggest check in the city’s history: an ambitious bond package that included funds for affordable housing, parks and greenway maintenance, and the first phase of Dorothea Dix Park’s redevelopment. Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin and an incoming slate of development-friendly council members were quic...