Freedom is on the ballot this election in North Carolina. If you want the freedom to thrive, to make your own choices and live life on your own terms, the choice is clear–the Democratic party is on your side. Democratic candidates want to increase people’s freedom–to read books of their choosing, to have (or not […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Interview: One hour with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board Chair George Griffin
I spoke with School Board Chair George Griffin on August 28, 2024 for an hour about a wide range of issues, including recent personnel cuts the district has made, the forthcoming school bond, and district enrollment trends. Questions were supplied by me, Whitney Robinson, Martin Johnson and Geoff Green. All four of us are parents […]
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Time to check your voter registration, North Carolina
Even if you’ve registered to vote and voted in every single election, it’s important to check your voter registration to ensure everything looks good. Here’s how to do that: Check your registration status by entering your information into the North Carolina Board of Elections Voter Search, also known as the “voter lookup.” You will need to submit your […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Housing, Orange County
Hudson Vaughan: Property tax revals and inequity in assessment
In the 2021 property tax revaluation in Orange County, hundreds of black-owned properties in the Northside neighborhood were initially overvalued by more than $10 million collectively, while larger investor-owned homes were undervalued by nearly the same amount. *example of this inequity with two homes on the same block in Northside *example of this inequity on […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Climate, UNC
UNC just filed a permit to burn an alternative to coal: here’s what we know.
UNC-Chapel Hill is asking state and federal environmental agencies to allow it to test a new fuel to replace coal at its co-generation station on Cameron Avenue. Plans for what’s called the Engineered Pelletized Fuel Source Project are part of an application filed late last month with the state’s Division of Air Quality to test […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
CHCCS budget cuts: Here’s what doesn’t make sense to me right now
On Wednesday, the school board held a special meeting to discuss their plan to eliminate administrative and staff positions in order to balance the budget, which is in pretty dire shape. The vote was 4-3, with Fedders, Fornville, and Dasi opposing the plan. Chapelboro’s Brighton McConnell has a great straight news write up of the […]