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McCrory Asks Obama to ‘Cease Sending Refugees from Syria to North Carolina’

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 17, 2015 | Featured, State

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory joined a growing list of state heads asking the President to slow or even halt the flow of Syrian refugees across the country. “Because of the most recent attacks in Paris and the very real...

Week of November 9, 2015

Posted by Aaron Keck | Nov 9, 2015 | Conversations with the Mayors

Mark Kleinschmidt reflects on the election; Lydia Lavelle talks “living wage,” and Tom Stevens is excited about stickwork.

Pam Hemminger Elected New Mayor Of Chapel Hill

Posted by Staff | Nov 3, 2015 | Election, Featured

For the first time in more than five decades, a challenger has beaten an incumbent mayor in Chapel Hill. Pam Hemminger will be the new mayor, defeating Mark Kleinschmidt by over 700 votes. Hemminger received 4,878 total votes,...

Election Day: Chapel Hill ‘At a Crossroads’

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 2, 2015 | Election, Featured

Municipal elections will be decided at the ballot box Tuesday. In Chapel Hill, there appears to be a clear delineation among residents – those voting for the incumbents and those voting for candidates backed by the Chapel Hill...

Chapel Hill Mayoral Candidates Get Out The Vote

Posted by Aaron Keck | Oct 31, 2015 | Election, Featured

Polls show the race for Chapel Hill Mayor is neck-and-neck.

Sanctuary City Bill Could Alter Chapel Hill Policy

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 30, 2015 | Featured, Local Government

Protestors shut down the roadway outside the governor’s mansion in Raleigh on Thursday protesting House Bill 318. Governor Pat McCrory signed the controversial legislation on Wednesday that bans sanctuary cities. Chapel Hill and...

Hemminger Leads Race for Chapel Hill Mayor

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 28, 2015 | Election, Featured, Local Government

The Chapel Hill political landscape has seen a drastic shift in polling numbers in the lead-up to Election Day. A new Public Policy Polling survey has challenger Pam Hemminger leading the Mayoral race with 43 percent of those...

Dean Smith and Bill Thorpe Added to Social Justice Memorial

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 12, 2015 | Featured, News Around Town

Under a perfectly Carolina blue sky on Sunday, the UNC Gospel Choir sang to a crowd of citizens, community leaders and local elected officials gathered at Peace and Justice Plaza where two new names were being added to the...

Chapel Hill Mayoral Race Heats Up As Campaign Dollars Roll In

Posted by Staff | Oct 7, 2015 | Election, Featured

Challenger Pam Hemminger has raised more money than incumbent Mark Kleinschmidt in the race for Chapel Hill Mayor.

Chapel Hill Mayor Signs Letter to POTUS Regarding Syrian Refugees

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 5, 2015 | Featured, National

18 Mayors of cities across the United States, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, and New York, sent a letter to President Barack Obama in late September saying their cities are ready and willing to take in even more Syrian...

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