Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer

Nearly six months after Hurricane Helene, Asheville is still rebuilding. Mayor Esther Manheimer discusses business recovery, the city’s budget challenges, the lessons learned from disaster response, and the recent removal of DEI language from the city’s federal disaster aid request.

Asheville officials meet in 'check-in' sessions where no minutes or recordings are made.

Asheville mayor Esther Manheimer says the city’s response has been delayed to a 2018 General Assembly measure forcing election districts to be created for…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in two gerrymandering cases, one of which involves North Carolina’s Congressional districts. Those were…

Support and opposition to the six proposed North Carolina constitutional amendments on this year’s ballot breaks down along party lines by and large –…

Few regions in the United States have seen their politics changed more by redistricting and gerrymandering than Western North Carolina – and Asheville and…

Asheville mayor Esther Manheimer is taking the helm of a coalition of mayors across the state. Manheimer was elected chairwoman of the North Carolina…

*Updated 5:00 AM Wednesday*Via WRAL:This bill started out as a measure allowing people who are not experts in sexual education to approve sex ed…