/tags/asheville-city-council Asheville City Council en-US Copyright Wed, 09 Dec 2020 17:19:32 GMT /race-demographics/2020-12-09/third-and-final-confederate-monument-to-leave-ashevilles-pack-square The Asheville City Council voted to remove the third and final Confederate monument from Asheville’s Pack Square Tuesday night. The 65-foot Vance Monument… Wed, 09 Dec 2020 17:19:32 GMT /race-demographics/2020-12-09/third-and-final-confederate-monument-to-leave-ashevilles-pack-square Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-12-09/third-and-final-confederate-monument-to-leave-ashevilles-pack-square The Asheville City Council voted to remove the third and final Confederate monument from Asheville’s Pack Square Tuesday night. The 65-foot Vance Monument… Wed, 09 Dec 2020 17:19:32 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-12-09/third-and-final-confederate-monument-to-leave-ashevilles-pack-square Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-07-17/clinical-trials-for-all The World Health Organization reports there are more than 150 vaccines for COVID-19 in various stages of development. But how do you ensure that everybody… Fri, 17 Jul 2020 21:38:13 GMT /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-07-17/clinical-trials-for-all Leoneda Inge, Charlie Shelton-Ormond /politics/2020-07-16/what-might-40-acres-and-a-mule-look-like-in-2020-asheville In a unanimous vote on July 14, the Asheville City Council has decided to provide reparations to its Black residents for the city’s role in slavery,… Thu, 16 Jul 2020 17:32:02 GMT /politics/2020-07-16/what-might-40-acres-and-a-mule-look-like-in-2020-asheville Stacia Brown, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-07-16/what-might-40-acres-and-a-mule-look-like-in-2020-asheville In a unanimous vote on July 14, the Asheville City Council has decided to provide reparations to its Black residents for the city’s role in slavery,… Thu, 16 Jul 2020 17:32:02 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-07-16/what-might-40-acres-and-a-mule-look-like-in-2020-asheville Stacia Brown, Anita Rao /race-demographics/2020-07-14/asheville-city-council-paves-way-for-reparations-for-citys-black-community Asheville city council Tuesday evening unanimously approved a resolution supporting reparations for the city’s Black community. Details of what shape... Wed, 15 Jul 2020 03:35:35 GMT /race-demographics/2020-07-14/asheville-city-council-paves-way-for-reparations-for-citys-black-community Matt Bush /politics/2019-12-26/public-pressure-in-asheville-squashes-state-imposed-local-election-changes The people of Asheville successfully fought against an effort from the North Carolina state legislature to change how the city’s local elections were run.… Thu, 26 Dec 2019 17:15:00 GMT /politics/2019-12-26/public-pressure-in-asheville-squashes-state-imposed-local-election-changes Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-26/public-pressure-in-asheville-squashes-state-imposed-local-election-changes The people of Asheville successfully fought against an effort from the North Carolina state legislature to change how the city’s local elections were run.… Thu, 26 Dec 2019 17:15:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-26/public-pressure-in-asheville-squashes-state-imposed-local-election-changes Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /politics/2019-02-07/asheville-city-government-delays-action-on-state-imposed-district-plan Why is Asheville not fighting a redistricting plan from the state legislature? Asheville’s local elections use an “at-large” system, which means that the… Thu, 07 Feb 2019 17:24:23 GMT /politics/2019-02-07/asheville-city-government-delays-action-on-state-imposed-district-plan Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-02-07/asheville-city-government-delays-action-on-state-imposed-district-plan Why is Asheville not fighting a redistricting plan from the state legislature? Asheville’s local elections use an “at-large” system, which means that the… Thu, 07 Feb 2019 17:24:23 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-02-07/asheville-city-government-delays-action-on-state-imposed-district-plan Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio