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Church Leader Arrested in Durham on Human Trafficking and Money Laundering Charges
Support our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! David Taylor, a self-proclaimed religious leader and founder of the controversial Kingdom of God Global Church, was arrested in Durham on Wednesday on federal charges of forced labor and money laundering. The arrest was part of a nationwide operation led by the FBI and IRS targeting what prosecutors…
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Trump Administration Releases Grant Funds for Public Schools
Remember when the Trump Administration decided to freeze more than $5 billion in education grant funding – prompting many states, including North Carolina, to file suit? Well, on Friday, the U.S. Department of Education announced it’s releasing those funds to the states, which will allow them to be properly disbursed to school districts like Durham…
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Judgment Forces Robocall Scammer Out of Telecom Business
In a major legal victory that carries significant implications for consumers in South Durham and across the state, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced this week that the state – alongside seven others – has won a permanent court order against a notorious robocall operator responsible for bombarding millions of residents with scam phone…
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Proposed North Carolina Bill Would Expand Charter School Oversight Board Authority
A newly introduced bill in the North Carolina General Assembly could significantly reshape how charter schools operate and are regulated across the state. House Bill 556, known as the 2025 Charter Schools Review Board Omnibus, proposes granting the Charter Schools Review Board more authority while reducing oversight by the State Board of Education in key…
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[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] Keep an Eye on Raleigh
Over the weekend, I spent a little time diving into some of the N.C. Senate bills up for consideration in the first Southpoint Access Legislative Watch. Among the items of interest you might want to check out: Got thoughts about any of this legislation? Send letters to the editor to wes.platt@southpointaccess.news! Check out all the news in our…
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[SoDu Alert] N.C. Attorney General Opens PowerSchool Investigation
Jeff Jackson, North Carolina’s attorney general, has launched an investigation into the PowerSchool data breach that has affected nearly 4 million users in this state – and more than 62 million across the United States. “I’m a parent who uses PowerSchool, so I know that millions of North Carolina families are concerned about this data…
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[Election 2024] Durham Stays Blue on a Day Won Nationally by Red
It wasn’t all bad, Durham. Josh Stein defeated Mark Robinson to become North Carolina’s next governor, with Rachel Hunt as his lieutenant governor. Elaine Marshall held on as secretary of state. Jeff Jackson succeeds Stein as attorney general, thwarting Dan Bishop. Maurice “Mo” Green won against Michele Morrow to lead the state’s Department of Public…
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North Carolina Gets $40M in Kroger Opioid Settlement
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein and 30 other state attorneys general have finalized a $1.37 billion settlement with grocery chain Kroger – parent company of Harris Teeter – regarding its pharmacies’ role in the opioid epidemic. The settlement includes a commitment from Kroger to improve monitoring and reporting of opioid prescriptions. The agreement, reached…
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[Election 2024] AP Decision Notes: What to Expect in North Carolina on Election Day
By ROBERT YOON, Associated Press North Carolina voters will cast ballots for president and governor in the Nov. 5 general election while many in the state are still dealing with the aftermath and massive destruction caused by Hurricane Helene. The Tar Heel State is one of a handful of competitive presidential battlegrounds that will likely…
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[Election 2024] Robinson Suffers Burns at Campaign Stop
FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson received burns Friday night while attending a truck show as he was campaigning for governor, his campaign said. Robinson was making an appearance at the Mayberry Truck Show in Mount Airy when he was injured, campaign spokesperson Mike Lonergan said in a statement. Robinson was…
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[Election 2024] Two Black Women Could Make U.S. Senate History
By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall, with not one, but two, Black women possibly elected to the chamber, a situation never seen in America since Congress was created more than 200 years ago. Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester marks the milestone by saying that the reason she…
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[Election 2024] Police Lobby Backs Trump for President
By MEG KINNARD and BILL BARROW, Associated Press Donald Trump accepted a key endorsement from one of the nation’s most influential law enforcement lobbies on Friday by offering a sweeping indictment of the U.S. legal system that has convicted him of almost three dozen felony counts and indicted him in three other pending cases. The…
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