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[From NC Newsline] Durham Council Member Warns ICE Will Disappear Residents
By Brandon Kingdollar, NC NewslineAug. 3, 2025 As residents rally to alert neighbors to immigration agents around the city, Durham City Council member Javiera Caballero warned Saturday that anyone could be arrested off the street and detained. Speaking to an audience of around 70 at a “State of Durham” town hall held in the Durham…
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[Commentary] From NC Newsline: How You Can Help Those Affected by Voter Registration Challenge
By Bob Hall, NC NewslineJuly 21, 2025 Last week, the State Board of Elections launched an ambitious effort to get 103,000 voters to add missing information to their registration record – a NC DMV (driver’s license) number or the last four digits of their Social Security number, or a declaration that they have neither document. …
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North Carolina Joins Education Funding Lawsuit in Federal Court
The Tarheel State on Monday joined 24 other states to sue the Trump Administration over cuts that would eliminate nearly 10% of North Carolina’s federal educational funds. The federal government has frozen $6.8 billion nationwide in school grant funding, despite prior approval from Congress, putting programs and educator jobs at risk. In Durham specifically, the…
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[Election 2025] Leonardo Williams Files for Re-Election
Mayor Leonardo Williams on Tuesday filed his candidacy papers for re-election to lead the City of Durham. His campaign website lists achievements as mayor, including: He filed to run again a day after Anjanee Bell, daughter of former Durham Mayor William Bell, turned in her papers to challenge Williams for the job on Oct. 7. DeDreana Freeman Faces…
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[Election 2025] Anjanee Bell Files to Challenge for Durham Mayor
Anjanee Bell, daughter of former Durham Mayor William Bell, on Monday officially filed to challenge Leonardo Williams for the job of leading the City Council. She enters the race running on an agenda labeled Durham is H.O.P.E – clearly throwing a bit of shade at incumbent Mayor Leonardo Williams’ “Durham is Dope” slogan. Bell’s H.O.P.E.…
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Gov. Stein Seeks Preservation of EV Industry Tax Credits
By Christine Zhu, NC NewslineMay 28, 2025 North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Wednesday voiced strong support for retaining and strengthening the state’s electric vehicle industry. Speaking at an Institute for Emerging Issues forum entitled “Future Forward Energy,” at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, Stein said he has communicated with the state’s congressional delegation…
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[Commentary] Billy Corriher: N.C. Can’t Let Sore Losers Undermine Democracy
By Billy CorriherBeacon Media A few months after I left my hometown of Cherryville, North Carolina for college, I voted in my first presidential election. Like so many people in America, I was shocked to watch the disputed 2000 election play out in Florida and then the U.S. Supreme Court. One side accused the other…
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Durham County Plans Budget Hearing on Tuesday
The Durham Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the FY 2025–26 Recommended Budget during its regular session on May 27 at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers (200 E. Main Street). Residents are invited to speak or submit written comments regarding the proposed spending plan. 💰 Key Budget Highlights Residents may…
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[Talking Tariffs] Higher Prices Could Take the Fun Out of Games
Your Ticket to Ride could cost a lot more soon. Tariffs pushed by President Donald Trump – especially those against China and Canada – are expected to prompt steep cost increases for (among other things) board games and comic books. “It will take time for the effects of the tariffs to be fully realized at…
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[Gallery] Hands Off Protest in Durham
On Saturday, N.C. Rep. Marcia Morey joined hundreds of protesters in downtown Durham to speak out against policies enacted by President Donald Trump and his administration since taking office in January. She shared these images on social media: Get Connected
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[NC Newsline] NC Bills Would Ease Building, Managing Workforce Housing
By Greg Childress, NC NewslineApril 1, 2025 [See this article as originally published at NC Newsline.] Two bills filed in the North Carolina House in recent days would make it easier for local governments and developers to build, manage, and maintain workforce housing. House Bill 306 would authorize Blowing Rock, Boone, Watauga County, and the…
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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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