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27736
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Wake County residents recently elected seven Democrats to the Wake County commissioner’s board. At their first meeting, the all Democratic board shared their vision for the future which includes improvements in education, public transportation, and economic development. Perhaps their greatest challenge will be with education funding as growth in the county has caused a lack of schools and the need for increased teacher pay to retain teachers.
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27851
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Wake County Board of Commissioners 3-3 vote over dropping coverage for elective abortions has citizens and Board members confused. Republicans believe this means the City Manager’s measure stand because it was not overturned. Democrats believe this means the plan is not ratified. Citizens don’t know who to believe. The court system will likely decide the result of the issue.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 7, February 2010,
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19441
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Bryan Collins won the Wake County Superior Court judgeship over incumbent Abe Jones. Collins was elected by a narrow margin 51-48. Jones leaves the court after two terms as Superior Court judge.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 46, Nov 2012,
p6-7, por
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16220
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Last week, Wake County politicians from both parties met to discuss the upcoming election year. Republicans candidates gathered at Dorton Arena including Pat McCrory (gubernatorial), Debra Goldman (state auditor), John Tedesco (Superintendent of Public Instruction), and Chris Malone (State House of Representatives). Democrats plotted their political plans at Johnson's Martin Street Baptist Church with gubernatorial candidates Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, State Rep. Bill Faison, and State Senator Dan Blue.
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23216
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Republicans gerrymandered school-board districts to gain an upper hand in the General Assembly and cut public school budgets, effectively undermining public school education in Wake County.
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1270
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The publication offers its endorsements of political candidates in the Research Triangle for the 1993 elections in Wake, Durham, and Orange Counties, and confirms its support of the state bond referendums.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 43, Oct 1993,
p10-19, por
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24121
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The average age of Raleigh City Council Members is 58, but in the fall 2015 election, there are young challengers. These men and women aspire to improve the transit system and Raleigh's growth patterns, among other things.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 37, September 2015,
p7-8, 10, il, por
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3896
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For years Wake County politics has been the domain of conservative men, but in 1998, the women are shaking up the establishment. Most of the Democratic candidates for office are women. For example, women seek four district court judgeships, three seek seats on the Wake County Board of Commissioners, and two the N.C. House of Representatives seats.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 41, Oct 1998,
p23, 25-27, il
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