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Durham Tapped as Site for $285M Semiconductor Institute
A new semiconductor manufacturing institute may come to Durham, thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration. The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corporation (SRC) are in negotiations to provide SRC with $285 million to establish the institute in Durham. The institute, known as SMART USA (Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Research with…
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Rotational Coverage, Transportation Opt-Out Among Short-Term Durham School Bus Fixes
One short-term fix for transportation problems in Durham Public Schools may be a rotational coverage approach that ensures the district avoids leaving the most vulnerable students without a way to get to and from school. During Thursday’s work session, DPS transportation officials discussed the prospect of choosing one day a week – Mondays, for example…
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Durham County Has a New but Familiar Administrative Leader
Claudia Hager, who had been serving as interim manager of Durham County after the unexplained departure of Kimberly Sowell, now has the job on a more permanent basis. “We are filled with joy,” said Nida Allam, chair of the Durham Board of County Commissions, in a news release. “During her outstanding tenure with Durham County,…
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[Election 2024] Could A Trump Win Change Mortgage System – and Make Them Pricier?
By R.J. RICO, Associated Press If Donald Trump wins the presidential election, Republicans hope he will fulfill a longstanding GOP goal of privatizing the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have been under government control since the Great Recession. But Democrats and some economists warn that, especially in this time of high mortgage…
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[Election 2024] Abortion Bans Top of Mind for Young Women Voting in N.C.
By AMANDA SEITZ and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press The TikTok videos haunt 26-year-old Christy Kishbaugh. One seared into her memory shows a young mom talking about how several Idaho emergency rooms rejected her because of the state’s abortion ban, leaving her to bleed for weeks after a miscarriage. Kishbaugh sends videos like that to friends,…
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Wolfspeed Getting $750M Boost from Biden Administration
By JOSH BOAK, Associated Press The Biden-Harris administration announced plans Tuesday to provide up to $750 million in direct funding to Wolfspeed, with the money supporting its new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers used in advanced computer chips and its factory in Marcy, New York. Wolfspeed’s use of silicon carbide…
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[Election 2024] Harris Calls Out Trump from NC Pulpit
By JOSH BOAK, AAMER MADHANI, and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press Kamala Harris used an appearance Sunday before a largely Black church audience in battleground North Carolina to call out Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about the government’s hurricane response. President Joe Biden visited Florida for the second time this month to survey storm damage. Harris,…
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Higher Demand, Declining Workforce Challenges Durham School Transportation
Is this news valuable to you? Consider subscribing or, if you run a small business that serves South Durham, become a sponsor of Southpoint Access. Learn more here! In August, before Durham Public Schools traditional calendar students returned to class, 17,000 riders were registered for bus transportation. “We had those routes covered,” said Mathew Palmer,…
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Durham Mayor Plans Small-Business Town Hall
Business owners can gain resources and insights to help their ventures grow at Durham Leveling Up: Scaling Your Business Through Opportunity and Collaboration, a free town hall hosted by Mayor Leonardo Williams. The event will be held at North Carolina Central University’s new School of Business, 829 E. Lawson St., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, from…
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[Election 2024] Harris Pledges Ongoing Support for N.C. Post-Helene
By COLLEEN LONG and AYANNA ALEXANDER, Associated Press Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged ongoing federal support and praised the work of strangers helping strangers as she visited North Carolina on Saturday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, her second trip in four days to the disaster zone. The vice president was in Charlotte one…
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[Election 2024] Harris, Biden Fan Out Across Southeast After Helene
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press Over the last four years, President Joe Biden has jetted off to survey damage and console victims after tornadoes, wildfires, and tropical storms. It’s not a role that Kamala Harris has played as vice president. But on Wednesday, they will both fan out across the Southeast to…
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[Election 2024] Fierce N.C. Congressional Race May Hinge on Other Names on Ballot
By MAKIYA SEMINERA, Associated Press As Laurie Buckhout made her way around Nash County GOP headquarters in Rocky Mount, she seemed to be in high spirits. The Republican congressional candidate bounced around the crowded room, hugging and laughing with volunteers set to canvass local neighborhoods that afternoon. But a scandal emerging in North Carolina politics…
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