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The proposal faced criticism from council members due to the lack of affordable units in the building. “We don’t really need $5 million. But we do need affordable housing,” said council member DeDreana Freeman in the meeting.
On Sept. 14, a few of the original organizers and protestors of Warren County’s environmental justice movement gathered in Penn Pavilion to share their stories in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the influential protest.
With his announcement, Berger rejected Gov. Roy Cooper’s Sept. 14 request to waive state income taxes on forgiven student loans.
Thousands took over Main Street as they marched in Saturday’s parade before arriving on Duke’s East Campus for the festival in the afternoon. It was Durham’s first in-person Pride since 2019, and this year’s theme, IRL, aimed to embrace the beauty of gathering people together — “in real life,” but also “inspiring real love.”
With bus fares remaining free until 2023, now is the best time to hop on a bus and explore.
Labor experts and unionized workers at Duke say they aren't surprised by North Carolina’s low ranking.
Budd, a Republican, is running for U.S. Senate against North Carolina Democratic candidate Cheri Beasley.
The North Carolina Rules Review Commission denied the edits regarding election observers, who are appointed by political parties, on Aug. 26, citing a lack of an urgent need.
As the risk of monkeypox community transmission is low, Duke currently has no operations or program changes planned.
The protest was part of the national #NoTechforApartheid campaign, a movement based around a $1.22 billion project contract that Google and Amazon signed with the Israeli government last year.
Jahnmaud Lane, a former Republican mayoral candidate, was one vote shy of an appointment. In initial voting, he received support from Mayor Elaine O’Neal and two other council members.
A suspension of ties means that all formal communication, activities, exchanges, and visits between Durham and Kostroma will cease.
But while the forgiven debt is exempt from federal tax, North Carolina’s Department of Revenue has clarified that the forgiven debt is still “considered taxable income” by the state.
They assessed the implications of the case and rallied for a voting coalition for the upcoming 2022 midterm elections. The refrain of the evening: “We the people put people over politics.”
“Access to health care should be a right,” Harris said. “Not a privilege for those who can afford it ... We’re not talking about a luxury. We’re talking about an essential need.”
This move reverses his 2019 ruling that halted enforcement of a ban on abortions after the 20-week mark, a ban that’s been on the books for nearly five decades.
The future of abortion in North Carolina depends on November’s elections. Thus, Democrat legislators have attempted to codify Roe v. Wade to ensure access to abortion through two bills: Senate Bill 888 and and House Bill 1119.
Durham is one of the first local North Carolina health departments to receive doses of Jynneos, a vaccine that can prevent illness or lead to less severe symptoms if given within two weeks after someone is exposed to monkeypox, according to a NCDHSS press release.
Damages in the school’s structure have ballooned over decades of neglect: crumbling walls, water and pest damage, mold from poor ventilation. A fire in 1971 burned down the main classroom spaces and left a large hole in the girls dormitory.
The bill now goes to the House and Gov. Roy Cooper. Currently, the bill includes 15 qualifying medical conditions to be treated with medical marijuana, including cancer, epilepsy, HIV and AIDS.
