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Assault on Abortion Rights Gets Ugly in N.C.new

An anti-abortion group targets a Wake Forest schoolteacher
INDY Week |
Jane Porter |
09-03-2015 |
The War on Women
The rents in Raleigh are too damn highnew

Can this affordable housing crisis be fixed?
INDY Week |
Jane Porter |
05-21-2015 |
Housing & Development
How NC Law Enforcement Spies on Citizensnew

More than 70 North Carolina law enforcement agencies are using automatic license plate readers, cell phone location trackers and surveillance cameras to keep an eye, and a mass of data, on ordinary citizens. And soon, they could add unmanned drones to that list.
INDY Week |
Jane Porter |
02-13-2015 |
Crime & Justice
What to expect when you're expecting Google Fibernew

We asked the first four cities chosen by Google to briefly discuss their experiences
Why Some Raleigh Residents are Uptight About Airbnb'snew

Like many cities, Raleigh is grappling with how to regulate Airbnb and companies like it.
INDY Week |
Jane Porter and Franny Badger |
01-29-2015 |
Business & Labor
Tags: AirBnb
N.C. food insecurity is risingnew

North Carolina lawmakers form study committee to tackle issue of hunger, food deserts
Who's buying Hofmann Forest?new

Plaintiffs sue N.C. State trustees, try to learn identity of mystery buyer
INDY Week |
Jane Porter |
10-08-2013 |
Environment
As enrollment starts for the Affordable Care Act, a guide to navigating Obamacarenew

An estimated 1.2 million North Carolinians will begin shopping for subsidized health insurance next week under the ACA, also known as Obamacare.
Tags: Obamacare
Voter Integrity Project boot camp teaches how to challenge votersnew
"If you're going on intuition, you will have to prove you're not racist."
Like a Bad Rash, N.C. Voter ID Bill Returnsnew
In North Carolina, 506,000 active registered voters don't have photo ID: 31 percent are African-American, 66 percent are women, 26 percent are seniors and 53 percent are Democrats, compared to 23 percent who are Republican.
Tags: North Carolina Voter ID