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Interview with Mary-Ann Baldwin

Jun 25, 2019 Jane Porter 1

The City Council has proposed putting an affordable housing bond on the ballot next year. Do you support the bond and do you think that’s enough to address Raleigh’s affordable housing problem? The answer to […]

Interview with Charles Francis

Jun 25, 2019 Jane Porter 0

The City Council has proposed putting an affordable housing bond on the ballot next year. Do you support the bond and do you think that’s enough to address Raleigh’s affordable housing problem? Affordable housing is […]

Interview with Zainab Baloch

Jun 25, 2019 Jane Porter 0

The City Council has proposed putting an affordable housing bond on the ballot next year. Do you support the bond and do you think that’s enough to address Raleigh’s affordable housing problem? I do support […]

2019 Mayoral Candidates (From Left: Mary-Ann Baldwin, Zainab Baloch, Charles Francis and Caroline Sullivan)

The Race Is On

Jun 25, 2019 Jane Porter 0

This story has been updated to include answers from mayoral candidates George Knott and Justin Sutton. Follow the links below for the full interviews with Knott and Sutton and check back for interviews with other […]

Democrats Face Off

May 2, 2018 Jane Porter 2

The Wake County Board of Commissioners’ Democratic primary this month has turned into a battle of the sexes and, as is customary in politics, cash is the likely weapon of choice. In February, a handful […]

Building the City You Want

Dec 15, 2017 Jane Porter 0

Raleigh’s newly re-elected mayor on bringing the city together and her priorities for the next two years. Last month, Mayor Nancy McFarlane cruised to reelection to her fourth term in a runoff race, besting her opponent […]

The Fight is On

Oct 30, 2017 Jane Porter 0

A look at the issues as incumbent Nancy McFarlane and her challenger, Charles Francis, battle it out for the top seat in Raleigh. Raleigh’s gearing up for a mayoral showdown November 7, four weeks after Mayor Nancy […]

Cultivating Future Leaders

Sep 1, 2017 Jane Porter 1

Mary-Ann Baldwin shares why it’s time to leave City Council and her hopes for Raleigh’s future She’s been called blunt and polarizing, but Mary-Ann Baldwin has inarguably been one of the most effective members Raleigh […]

The Bowls That Bind Us

Sep 1, 2017 Jane Porter 0

Stuart Kent’s handmade oakwood bowls have transcended political differences—mostly. The flash of lightning that struck an old water oak on the grounds of the Capitol building two summers ago gave North Carolina’s former commerce secretary […]

Paper Jam

Jun 30, 2017 Alexandra Drosu 0

Can technology save NC’s political gridlock? Back in our May issue we highlighted seven of the more than 1,500 bills introduced in the 2017 legislative session. Of those we spotlighted none were voted into law; the […]