The BOCC met Tuesday to discuss the Orange County Transportation Multimodal Plan and results from a study on the efficacy of the Orange County Detention Center.
A supermajority allows a party to override a veto with a two-thirds vote in both the state house and senate without having to consult with the opposing party. Without a two-thirds majority in both chambers, Republicans can no longer override Democratic Governor-elect Josh Stein’s veto along partisan lines.
Tom Murry, Valerie Zachary and Chris Freeman won seats to the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
Buansi won 87 percent of the vote, while his Republican opponent Jeffrey Hoagland won 13 percent with 30 percent of precincts reporting. Price ran unopposed.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services offers programs and hotlines to provide inncreased mental health support and resources to western North Carolina counties following Hurricane Helene.
The Orange County Board of Education met on Monday night to discuss English learner enrollment and progress data, as well as its new teacher support program and staffing.
All Orange County ballots will have a bond referendum that will give voters the ability to decide if the county can raise funds to repair, upgrade and replace school buildings in the county. Chapel Hill voters will have five additional referendums on their ballots.
Welcome back to the third episode of Before You Vote 2024, where City & State Editor Lucy Marques chats with senior writer Sarah Clements about the importance and impact of bond referendums in this upcoming election.
While its infrastructure is slowly recovering, western North Carolina is still facing underwater polling places, road destruction and power outages, all of which could impact voter experience.
The Democratic National Committee and UNC Affirmative Action Coalition opposed the Republican Party claims and argued that the mobile One Card is a more inclusive option of voter ID.
