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Wake transit tax referendum unlikely

RALEIGH — Wake County voters are not likely to be asked in November to consider a sales tax increase to pay for new bus and rail transit investment, political and business leaders said Tuesday – after a new poll found public support tepid and waning. Only 50.2 percent of Wake voters responding to the survey said they favored the proposed half-cent sales tax increase for transit improvements.

Annexation among top issues to watch during short session

WILMINGTON — Several decades ago, state lawmakers established a legislative short session in even-numbered years primarily to make adjustments to the state budget. The 2012 short session begins at noon Wednesday and is expected to last at least until the end of June, or roughly six weeks. The budget may be the most pressing issue for lawmakers when they return to Raleigh, but it will be far from the only controversial topic up for debate.

Wake’s mental health care changes leave workers in limbo

RALEIGH — About 200 Wake County employees – who handle tasks such as working with drug-addicted homeless people and children with mental illness – are finding their jobs in limbo because of a proposed restructuring of county services by the UNC Health Care System.

Triangle's Greatest Hits

In Defense of (Most) Photojournalism

Regardless of the recent examples of unethical photojournalism, most photographers have very high standards.

Will TTA Use Eminent Domain?

Many in the Triangle fear the TTA will resort to Kelo-style eminent domain condemnations.

The Joke's on U

In the new movie, "Accepted," a group of friends make up their own college after being rejected by real ones. The real joke is, the hoax college isn't any more outrageous than many real ones.

Research

By the Numbers: What Government Costs in North Carolina Cities and Counties FY 2010

County and municipal governments provide many key services while taking in billions of dollars in revenue, but finding comparative data is hard. That's why this report provides information of how much local government costs in every city and county in North Carolina.

Wake County Sustainability Task Force Report: An Alternate Opinion

This Regional Brief critiques the process used by the Wake County Sustainability Task Force and its final report. The author was a member of the task force.

Raleigh Convention Center: Throwing good money after bad

This report examines 52 contracts signed by the Raleigh Convention Center for the period of July–December 2011 and is a follow-up to the September 2008 John Locke Foundation report “The New Raleigh Convention Center: A taxpayer-funded money pit.”