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Are the County and Towns Tracking Our Cell Phones?

Submitted by Damon Seils on April 2, 2012 - 10:09pm

In August 2011, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of North Carolina Foundation filed public records requests with all 100 North Carolina counties and all police departments in municipalities with populations larger than 30,000. The requests were part of a nationwide effort coordinated by the ACLU to determine under what circumstances law enforcement agencies are tracking cell phones. Both the Orange County Sheriff's Office and the Chapel Hill Police Department received the requests, and here's what the ACLU found.

Announcing the 2012 OP Online Candidate Forums

Submitted by Damon Seils on March 20, 2012 - 7:01pm

The editors of OrangePolitics are excited to announce our live online candidate forums for the upcoming Orange County Board of Education general election and Orange County Board of Commissioners Democratic primary election.

Missing the Point, Missing an Opportunity

Submitted by Damon Seils on February 22, 2012 - 9:31pm

Last night, the Orange County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to set June 30, 2013, as the closing date of the county’s municipal waste landfill, and to pursue a costly interlocal agreement to ship our trash to Durham’s waste transfer station.

Another Transit Tuesday for the County Commissioners

Submitted by Damon Seils on February 5, 2012 - 11:07pm

A few years ago, did you imagine you would find yourself wondering whether the Orange County Board of Commissioners supported basic progressive causes like enhanced public transit and smart land use planning?

Carrboro to Consider Resolution Against Corporate Personhood

Submitted by Damon Seils on January 5, 2012 - 6:31pm

Alderman Dan Coleman plans to introduce a resolution against corporate personhood to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. In an e-mail to his colleagues on the board, Coleman asked that the draft resolution be added to the board's January 17 agenda. The resolution responds to the 2010 US Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, which essentially cleared the way for unlimited election spending by corporations and other groups.

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