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By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The Wake County Board of Commissioners approved a $2.1 billion budget for fiscal year 2026 on Monday night in a 6-1 vote, setting in motion a plan that increases public school funding while making cuts to affordable housing and emergency services. Commissioner Shinica Thomas cast the lone vote against the budget, warning that the county is being forced into a "false and dangerous choice" between

By Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer Readers of The Carolinian will recall our previous coverage of House Bill 127, a piece of legislation that has drawn significant concern for its potential to drastically impact voter registration efforts across North Carolina. The time for community vigilance and action is now, as HB127 was scheduled for a critical hearing at the North Carolina General Assembly this Tuesday, June 3, at 10:00 AM.

By Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer In a significant move to honor and amplify the rich heritage of its African American community, the City of Raleigh has officially renamed the John P. "Top" Greene Community Center to the John P. "Top" Greene African American Cultural Center. This renaming, approved by the Raleigh City Council on April 15, 2025, signals a renewed commitment to celebrating and preserving Black history and culture

By Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer Get ready to play, explore, and celebrate! The highly anticipated Gipson Play Plaza is set to open its gates at Dorothea Dix Park this June, promising an 18.5-acre wonderland designed to transform how Raleigh residents and visitors experience one of the city's most beloved green spaces. A grand opening celebration, featuring a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a weekend packed with community activities, is scheduled for

[caption id="attachment_12068" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Billie dollar. money background[/caption] If unanticipated expenses exceed your emergency fund, here's a look at where to go next. 1. Your own emergency fund/short-term securities Emergency funds should be held outside of tax-sheltered wrappers and include highly liquid investments like bank savings accounts, money market accounts, and so on. 2. Low-risk assets in taxable account Next, look at other taxable holdings: investments in brokerage accounts, outside the confines

By: Galen Bacharier | NC Newsline Every day at the east Raleigh DMV office, customers begin lining up at 7 a.m. Most of them wait around three and a half hours for service. For a few minutes on Friday, Gov. Josh Stein joined them. North Carolina's Department for Motor Vehicles is facing a months-long backlog of appointments - with a typically busy summer season ramped up further by demand for REAL

(AP News) PBS filed suit Friday against President Donald Trump and other administration officials to block his order stripping federal funding from the 330-station public television system, three days after NPR did the same for its radio network. In its lawsuit, PBS relies on similar arguments, saying Trump was overstepping his authority and engaging in "viewpoint discrimination" because of his claim that PBS' news coverage is biased against conservatives. "PBS disputes those charged

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] Attorney Ben Crump denounced the Wake County District Attorney for declining to prosecute the troopers. "Don't say no more, look at the video," he chanted. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)[/caption] By: Brandon Kingdollar | NC Newsline Following the release of a video showing a North Carolina state trooper and his supervisor agreeing to lie about the police chase that led to the death of Tyrone Mason, attorneys for the

[caption id="attachment_12058" align="alignnone" width="1440"] (AP Photos / Evan Vucci)[/caption] (AP NEWS) Elon Musk's effort to dramatically cut government spending is expected to fall far short of his grand early pronouncements, and perhaps even his most modest goals. It didn't have to be that way. According to experts across the ideological spectrum, a major problem was a failure to deploy people who understood the inner workings of government to work alongside

[caption id="attachment_12012" align="alignnone" width="1280"] (L to R) Officer Garrett Macario & Sgt. Matthew Morrison with the North Carolina Highway Patrol.[/caption] By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer In October 2024, Tyrone Mason died in a suspicious car crash on Capital Boulevard, and questions quickly arose about the actions of state troopers investigating the incident. Mason, 31, had a blood alcohol level of about .11, the medical examiner found. But while impairment played