There’s a nifty tool online where you can see how much Mike Causey, NC’s current Commissioner of Insurance has handled rate fees in each county over the years. It’s not pretty – Causey has raised rates 16 times without a public hearing. Here’s what the website says for Orange County: The website was put together […]
Posted inTransportation, Triangle Region
The CEO of GoTriangle has resigned
Triangle Blog Blog has confirmed that Charles Lattuca is no longer the CEO/President of GoTriangle, the regional transit agency that serves the Research Triangle. His biography was removed from the GoTriangle website at some point in the last few weeks (before, after). In a statement provided to us, Eric Curry, the Chief Communications Officer of […]
Posted inElection 2024, UNC
We did it! UNC Chapel Hill will give out free physical One Cards at no cost for students, faculty and staff to use as voter ID
Hooray! After we sent our petition to UNC administrators yesterday, we received great news: they implemented a plan to print physical One Cards at no cost to students, faculty and staff. UPDATE: MOBILE ONE CARDS CANNOT BE USED AS VOTER ID! LEARN MORE IN OUR UPDATE HERE. UNC Chapel Hill has added the following language […]
Posted inElection 2024
Today is National Voter Registration Day
Today is National Voter Registration Day – a day on which we celebrate our most fundamental freedoms by encouraging citizens to register to vote. There is no right or duty more sacred than voting. Usually, UNC takes a leading role in celebrating this patriotic occasion by reminding faculty, staff, and students that it’s time to […]
Posted in828 MLK, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council
Public hearing on coal ash: Let’s stick to the facts
Many of the organizations opposed to housing and greenways in Chapel Hill and Carrboro look organic and unique but, as we’ve pointed out in the past, share key characteristics indicating that they’re run by the same small group of people. For instance, Friends of Bolin Creek and CHALT share a PO Box and an IP […]
Posted inElection 2024, UNC
Affirmative Action Coalition files motion to protect voting rights for students at UNC
Last week, we reported that the Republican National Committee (RNC) and North Carolina Republican Party (NC GOP) have challenged the North Carolina State Board of Elections’ (NCSBE) approval of a digital form of in-person voter identification for students and employees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). This morning, the Elias Law […]