2022 Budgets + Bluegrass + Package Delivery Service

Raleigh NC

08 June, 2021

4:53 PM

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Happy National Donald Duck Day, Yesterday was all about budgets. Check out where your tax dollars are going and what you can expect in 2022. Today's WeatherRain in the evening and overnight. Temps: High of 89° & low of 72° Here are the top 5 stories in Raleigh today Lawmakers in North Carolina are hashing out a 2022 budget and have agreed to include no more than $25.7 billion in the spending plan. Notable points are the lack of Medicaid expansion and a promise of tax cuts. (WRAL)Wake County officials have unanimously voted to pass the budget for the new fiscal year. The budget was a $1.57 billion spending plan that focuses on education, public health needs, and affordable housing. (WRAL, CBS17)The North Carolina Bluegrass Festival is set to return for 2021 without capacity limits this September. Tickets go on sale for the general public on June 15th. Business owners are excited for the increased traffic the festival will bring. (CBS17, abc11)NC Housing Coalition held a virtual conference to address homelessness across the state. The average Raleigh home costs more than $260,000. You'd have to make at least $16.32 hourly to support yourself in Wake County. (WRAL)If you live in an apartment community, an up and coming service is expanding to Raleigh that will make package deliveries a lot easier for you. Fetch is an off-site package management solution that will allow you to schedule your deliveries directly to your door. (PR Newswire) Today in Raleigh Wine + Weeds: Raleigh City Farm's weekly weeding party. Help pull some weeds and enjoy a delicious cup of wine. (6:00pm)Singer-Songwriter open Mic Night at Bond Brothers Eastside. Hosted by Garland Mason. Sign up for a 15-minute slot starting at 6:00pm (Music starts at 7:00pm)Birdwatching at Yates Mill Park: A 2-hour walking trip to explore wooded trails and shorelines at Yates Mill Pond. (8:00am-10:00am) Raleigh Patch Notebook Check out an incredible Raleigh mother, Miranda Joseph, featured on a national commercial for Western Governors University! Thank you Glenn for sharing this inspirational story with us. (today.com)Summer is back, and several residents on Nextdoor have been noticing more snakes out and about. Thankfully, there is a NC Snake Education group that offers free identification and relocation of snakes. (WRAL)In honor of National Donald Duck Day, check out Lake Johnson Park, Pullen Park, or Anderson Park to try to catch some real-life ducks. I hope you guys have an amazing Wednesday, don't let yourself fall into a mid week slump, and push yourself to do something different. If I missed out on anything or there's any happening in Raleigh you want to celebrate, send me an email to [email protected] to let me know!Stay curious,CJ Fullford