Former Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker, a Democrat, says if he is elected state labor commissioner he would pursue businesses committing safety, wage, and benefit violations aggressively, filing lawsuits if he must. Republican incumbent Cherie Berry counters that adversarial relations harm the state economically when other methods are available to solve disputes. “My opponent thinks I...
The March 15 primary will decide which Democrat — former Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker or Greensboro attorney and activist Mazie Ferguson — will face incumbent Republican Cherie Berry this fall in the race for commissioner of labor. Meeker cites his experience as mayor as a reason Democratic primary voters should vote for him. “I can...
RALEIGH — Dozens of residents attended a joint meeting of the Raleigh City Council and Planning Commission Tuesday night to fight a proposed watershed ordinance change that opponents say would infringe on private property rights in the name of environmental conservation.
