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The draft city budget had included close to $1 million in cuts for organizations the city partners with, like the DEAR program, West End Community Foundation, and the Durham DA’s office. Officials now say they’ll change course.
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This is incredible journalism by @indyweek Every Durhamites' blood should boil: corporate landlords getting major property tax breaks county tax office incompetence = big budget holes for the city
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'Bottom Feeders,' Hebert's debut poetry collection, releases this month from Black Lawrence Press. ift.tt/e0jaAlR
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Out June 19, 'Black Boy Glow,' is another powerful entry into Pierce Freelon's award-winning children's music catalog. ift.tt/mApMJGI
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In an unprecedented and still-murky saga, landlords and companies like IBM and Blackstone won billions in property tax appeals. City leadership, banking on the revenue, didn’t know until April.
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Residents who packed a public hearing in Durham earlier this month made one thing clear: Families are already stretched thin and the last thing they need is a Duke Energy rate hike.
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In an interview with the INDY, Kondratick credited the Pride of Holly Springs organization for advocating for the passage of the NDO and for “helping council members understand the importance of the LGBTQIA community to Holly Springs.”
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After finally adopting a nondiscrimination ordinance with protections for the LGBTQ community, Holly Springs is gearing up for a festive Pride Month. ift.tt/2kIzTly
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Since 2023, the city of Durham has fined Brenntag $157,000 for violations related to water contamination. ift.tt/wOsXEVi
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Mayor Jacques Gilbert introduced a Hail Mary 0-cent increase budget proposal right before the vote; the council rejected it unanimously. ift.tt/t4MbIEH
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'Rasputin Swims the Potomac,' the North Carolina writer's new political satire, touches down with a pandemic of "weeping sickness," a mystical professional wrestler, and a president making a power grab for a third term. ift.tt/WQSz6YJ
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Leaders from WakeMed and Atrium Health touted the benefits of the proposed $2 billion merger ahead of a vote that will allow the deal to move forward. ift.tt/cgvk7Gf
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“Had Jason or the other occupants of the laundry room been able to freely exit the room, or otherwise summon assistance, emergency personnel could have been alerted sooner and provided lifesaving care earlier,” the lawsuit asserts.
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In the past 15 years, WCPSS has lost more than $500 million in local funding as families look to charters as an alternative to public and private schools. ift.tt/bhQlsDm
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The lawsuit says Jason Pulliam died of heart failure after he became trapped in the laundry room of his mother's downtown apartment building. ift.tt/prH8v1F
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For many residents, that process goes on unseen, fueling a persistent doubt: Does recycling actually work, or is it all getting thrown away?
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Durham County will increase funding for Durham Public Schools (DPS) by about $14.5 million.
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In a tight budget year, the county’s funding allotment for Durham Public Schools falls short of what the district requested, but gives classified workers a minimum wage bump. ift.tt/MO0X4ig
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