/tags/wake-county-board-of-commissioners Wake County Board of Commissioners en-US Copyright Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:02:31 GMT /news/2025-01-07/wake-county-commission-chair-resigns-helene-recovery Matt Calabria’s new role in Gov. Josh Stein's office will assist with efforts for western North Carolina. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:02:31 GMT /news/2025-01-07/wake-county-commission-chair-resigns-helene-recovery Sharryse Piggott /education/2024-08-30/wake-county-threeschool-preschool-program-low-income-free Wake ThreeSchool first started two years ago with funding for Wake County three-year-olds from low-income families to attend high quality preschool free of charge. In June, the Wake County Board of Commissioners increased funding to serve 100 more children. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 17:59:39 GMT /education/2024-08-30/wake-county-threeschool-preschool-program-low-income-free Liz Schlemmer /news/2024-06-04/wake-county-budget-58-million-schools-tax-commissioners Wake County commissioners have unanimously passed a $2 billion budget for the next fiscal year. It increases spending on public schools by $58 million. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:06:29 GMT /news/2024-06-04/wake-county-budget-58-million-schools-tax-commissioners Will Michaels /politics/2023-11-30/cooper-picks-former-wake-county-commissioner-new-state-auditor-jessica-holmes Former Wake County Commission Chairwoman Jessica Holmes will become the first Black woman to serve in a Council of State position. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:19:29 GMT /politics/2023-11-30/cooper-picks-former-wake-county-commissioner-new-state-auditor-jessica-holmes Colin Campbell /education/2023-09-05/a-free-school-program-for-underserved-kids-in-wake-county-celebrates-largest-class-ever “Wanda Little Hands” is one of 15 education centers participating in the program aimed at serving 3-year-olds in underserved communities. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:39:57 GMT /education/2023-09-05/a-free-school-program-for-underserved-kids-in-wake-county-celebrates-largest-class-ever Sharryse Piggott /news/2023-07-11/wake-county-surge-medicaid-applications-expansion County Commissioners approved hiring 74 new staff positions in the Health and Human Services Department to process additional applications. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:56:23 GMT /news/2023-07-11/wake-county-surge-medicaid-applications-expansion Bradley George /education/2023-05-24/who-pays-nc-schools-underfunding-homeowners State funding for school employee salaries hasn’t kept up with the cost of living in cities. Wake County Schools is struggling to keep employees, and that puts pressure on the county commission to raise local taxes. Wed, 24 May 2023 11:27:03 GMT /education/2023-05-24/who-pays-nc-schools-underfunding-homeowners Liz Schlemmer /race-demographics/2020-07-06/wake-county-to-vote-on-juneteenth-holiday A North Carolina county's board of commissioners will vote Monday to make Juneteenth a county holiday, and to declare racism as a public health… Mon, 06 Jul 2020 11:51:54 GMT /race-demographics/2020-07-06/wake-county-to-vote-on-juneteenth-holiday Associated Press, Will Michaels /news/2018-07-18/housing-affordability-water-supply-and-other-issues-facing-raleigh-and-wake-county Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane and Wake County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Jessica Holmes delivered the state of the city and county address at a… Wed, 18 Jul 2018 15:40:28 GMT /news/2018-07-18/housing-affordability-water-supply-and-other-issues-facing-raleigh-and-wake-county Jason deBruyn /education/2017-11-13/food-pantries-in-raleigh-high-schools-feed-families-over-holidays The Wake County Board of Commissioners and the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle have put a total of 10 food pantries in Raleigh high schools as of this year. The… Mon, 13 Nov 2017 20:56:45 GMT /education/2017-11-13/food-pantries-in-raleigh-high-schools-feed-families-over-holidays Liz Schlemmer