Jane Porter
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North Carolina, United States
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Past articles by Jane:
Backtalk: Why isn't there enough money?
Reader feedback on our story about Raleigh's projected budget shortfall. → Read More
Backtalk: Profits before people
And other things our readers told us this week. → Read More
Backtalk: Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs
And other things our readers told us this week. → Read More
"The Nightmare of Every Community Has Come to Raleigh"
Five people are dead, including a police officer, and a suspect is in custody following a mass shooting in the Hedingham neighborhood in northeast Raleigh Thursday. → Read More
New Website Details Senate Candidate Budd's Corruption
Budd has been involved in a number of crooked deals, special interest funded travel, and financial scandals. He's also voted against the best interests of North Carolinians at most every turn. → Read More
References to "Pro Life" Values Mysteriously Disappear from Bo Hines's Website
Meanwhile, polls indicate that support for abortion rights remains strong among North Carolinians. → Read More
Buansi Defeats Garson in NC House 56 Race, Phil Berger Jr. Justice Pick Falls Short in Court of Appeals Race
Here are the results of Triangle-wide state House and Senate races, plus results for Republican primaries for seats on the NC Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. → Read More
The Race for Wake County District Attorney Has Been Ugly for a Year Now. It Just Got Uglier.
The bad blood is palpable in the race between two Democrats vying for the seat of Wake County district attorney. → Read More
If Abortion Becomes Illegal in NC, Triangle DAs and Candidates Pledge Not to Prosecute Patients or Providers
It's not clear what Wake County's District Attorney would do. → Read More
Reports: No Drugs or Alcohol in Daniel Turcios's Body, Autopsy Confirms
Turcios was shot five times in the chest, torso, and right thigh. The autopsy states that Turcios died from the gunshot wounds, according to reports. → Read More
Here's Where You Can Get a COVID-19 Test Today
If you need a test today, you have some options. But you'll probably have to wait a while. → Read More
Letter from the Editor: In 2022, Democracy is on the Line
In a time when conspiracy theories and misinformation are rampant and elected officials are less accountable than probably ever in recent history, journalism you can trust and rely on, especially at the local level, is critical. → Read More
Why We Launched a Fundraising Drive
Why We Launched a Fundraising Drive Help us keep free local journalism alive. → Read More
Sunday Reading: What Vulture Capitalism is Doing to the Newspaper Industry
Alden Global Capital, a secretive hedge fund, is swallowing up and decimating the nation's newsrooms. → Read More
One Thousand Black Men, a New Initiative to Curb Gun Violence, Launches in Durham
The movement calls for an emergency plan of action from city and county governments, with community input, to address gun violence and will offer resources to groups who are mentoring young men of color. → Read More
Wake County Indoor Mask Mandate Begins Early Tomorrow Morning
The order will apply to 83 percent of the county's population. → Read More
Neighborhood Activists Want to Recall Raleigh's Mayor. They Face an Uphill Fight.
Livable Raleigh needs to collect 14,000 notarized signatures on a recall petition to trigger a special election under the city's charter. → Read More
Sunday Reading: What We Really Lose When Highways Destroy Historic Neighborhoods
Dallas's Deep Ellum neighborhood, severed from the city's downtown by Interstate 345, has some parallels with Durham's Hayti district. → Read More
Juneteenth Events Around the Triangle
How local communities are celebrating America's oldest holiday that commemorates the end of slavery. → Read More
Update: Raleigh Council Members Respond to State Lawmakers' Criticism of Council's Secretive Elections Vote
The council voted in a closed meeting to move the municipal election to November of next year. Wake lawmakers and others say that decision-making should have been public while council members say the believed they were following the proper process. → Read More