The Winston-Salem City Council passed its $530 million budget with no tax increase on Monday, June 18, with a commitment to raise the minimum wage for city workers to $15 by 2021.
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The North Carolina House of Representatives gave final legislative approval on Thursday, June 14, to a bill that ensures low-income students have access to advanced courses.
The City of Winston-Salem is in a time of transition as Assistant City Managers Derwick Paige and Greg Turner will both be retiring at the end of the month.
The county commissioners unanimously passed a $426.3 million budget with no property tax increase last week with plans to put a quarter-cent county sales tax on the ballot in November.
With the city voting on its budget on Monday, many nonprofits used last week’s budget hearing for a last minute
A divisive rezoning in the Ardmore Neighborhood resulted in a rare tie vote at the Winston-Salem City Council meeting on
Commissioners will vote on the budget during their 2 p.m. meeting today and it’ll go into effect on July 1.
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the budget at City Hall tonight, June 7, at 4 p.m. and will vote on the budget on June 18.
County commissioners heard a preview of the upcoming $433.9 million budget, and requests to be added to it from organizations


