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Poll Observers Prep for Contested Election

Voters cast ballots at Dillard Drive Elementary School during the spring primary election.With reports of aggression and intimidation taking place at polls across the state, Wake County party poll observers prepare to be on their guard.
November 5, 2012 | Posted in: 2012 Election, News, The Latest | Tags: , , , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Overseas Voters Can Now Use Email to Cast Ballots

A ballot counting machine.The added ability to submit absentee ballots electronically expedites the election process.
November 2, 2012 | Posted in: 2012 Election, News, The Latest | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Traffic Problems Reported at Early Voting Sites

Voters wait to cast their ballots Saturday morning inside the Chavis Park community center.Wake County Board of Elections members are trying to find help to direct traffic around busy early voting sites.
October 24, 2012 | Posted in: 2012 Election, News, The Latest | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story »

Fracking Timeline

Reporter Laura White has put together a multimedia timeline, showing fracking’s path in North Carolina.
July 9, 2012 | Posted in: Fracking, News | Tags: , , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Explaining the Fracking Bill

A bill legalizing fracking in North Carolina passed through the state Senate Thursday and is heading to the Governor’s desk. The Record’s Laura White breaks down what’s in the bill.
June 21, 2012 | Posted in: Fracking | Tags: , , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Opponents Hope for Veto after Fracking Bill Passes House

A bill to legalize hydraulic fracturing in North Carolina passed the House Thursday, but without the veto-proof majority that backers had hoped to get.
June 15, 2012 | Posted in: Fracking | Comments closed | Full Story »

Fracking Bill Headed to House Floor

The North Carolina House Environment Committee quickly approved a fracking bill Wednesday morning, sending it to the House floor. UPDATE: The House will likely take up the bill Thursday.
June 13, 2012 | Posted in: Fracking | Comments closed | Full Story »

Senate Passes Controversial Fracking Bill

SB 820 makes its way to the house floor for consideration
June 6, 2012 | Posted in: Fracking, The Latest | Tags: , , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Republicans Reach Agreement on Fracking Legislation

Senator Rucho and Representative Gillespie unveil revision of SB820
June 1, 2012 | Posted in: Fracking, The Latest | Tags: , , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Your Gas and You: Lessons for Landowners in the State Fracking Report

So you have natural gas under your property, and you own your mineral rights, and you want to make a little money. You should be able to lease at your leisure, right?
May 30, 2012 | Posted in: Fracking | Tags: , , | Comments closed | Full Story »