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The Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Flock cameras have become as ubiquitous with 24/7 surveillance as Tupperware for food storage and Kleenex for tissues. Nationwide, ALPRs are credited for faster criminal apprehensions, recovering stolen items, and locating missing persons.
On the other hand, there are frequent reports where ALPRs have enabled stalkers, accidentally misidentified vehicles, and were accessed for immigration enforcement purposes or third-parties such as the federal government and other agencies.

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It’s been said in a myriad of ways in a range of venues by Wake Forest residents that the town is experiencing too much development growth too fast. “Why aren’t our local leaders stopping or slowing construction?” residents wonder. “Why can’t they just say no?”

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Senate Bill 1080 will amend NC's Constitution to cap the maximum income tax rate; How income tax reductions have effected the state's economy and North Carolinians' wealth.

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Wake County holds second place statewide for counties with property tax revenue growth higher than inflation rates. Wake Forest residents have directly felt the pain in their pocketbooks.

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The federal government’s vast control over Western lands has given it an outsized influence in regional economies and opened the door to destructive agricultural and economic policies that undermine both prosperity and self-governance...

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The afternoon of October 18, 2025 was a delightfully sunny and crisp 70 degrees — perfect jeans and t-shirt weather. A light breeze gently coaxed the bright and colorful leaves from their branches to dance with it on the way to the ground. At first I thought nothing of the honking down the street...

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Since 2023, North Carolina Republican legislators have effortlessly defeated the Governor’s vetos, but lost their veto-proof supermajority in the 2024 election cycle...

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