North Carolina saw success in its other locales as well. Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh and Winston-Salem were ranked at No. 27, No. 28, No. 43 and No. 44, respectively.
The suit states that “voting in the region is also highly polarized along racial lines — Black voters there are politically cohesive, but white voters vote sufficiently as a bloc to usually defeat minority candidates of choice.”
Though the Board of Education pledged on Monday to allow affected workers to keep what they were overpaid, union president Symone Kiddoo outlined major demands of DPS workers moving forward.
The N.C. Lottery Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to approve the start date, which falls a day before the ACC men's basketball tournament's starting date on March 12. NCAA tournament play begins March 19.
Gov. Roy Cooper talks 2024 elections, the state of higher education, the Israel-Hamas war, his predictions of the upcoming Duke-UNC rivalry matchup and more.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder sided with the North Carolina Democratic Party, arguing that the changes would have violated voters’ due process rights and result in the throwing out of legitimate ballots.
After receiving emails earlier this month saying the raises would be reversed, some DPS employees expressed anger and frustration, resulting in walkouts that have disrupted bus routes and school schedules.
Workers at the Durham Starbucks on Renaissance Parkway voted Dec. 11 to unionize, becoming the third Starbucks to unionize in the state and the first in the Triangle.
In preparation for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 15, The Chronicle has compiled a list of ways you can commemorate the holiday at Duke and in Durham.
In doing so, the bill would fund “Workforce Pell Grants” to assist students in shorter-term programs that are currently ineligible for traditional Pell grants. The bill is not yet law, but has cleared the first hurdle towards getting a vote on the House floor.
Foushee, a Democrat, was joined by 10 other Democratic members of Congress in signing the letter, which started by thanking the Biden Administration for working towards a temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
U.S. District Court Judge James Dever denied a request Monday for the case to proceed with a speedy trial, affording a win to the Republicans who had used their supermajority in the North Carolina General Assembly to draw maps skewed in their favor.
The bill in contention, State Bill 749, removes the governor’s ability to appoint the state Board of Elections, transferring that power to the legislative office. The former system allows for five electoral board members, with three members traditionally coming from the governor’s party.
Durhamites elected their next mayor and three at-large council members in Tuesday's election.
Before you cast your votes for Durham's next mayor and City Council members, The Chronicle has compiled a guide to the candidates’ stances on Durham’s most pressing issues.
RDU approved a $30 million contract Oct. 19, providing funding for the finalization of Terminal 2’s design plans, which will focus on alleviating congestion before the security checkpoint as passengers check in and enter the main area of the terminal.
With two candidates in the running for mayor and five City Council hopefuls, The Chronicle profiled each of the candidates, outlining their experience and priorities.
Baker was the highest polling candidate in Durham’s primary municipal elections on Oct. 10, garnering 18.27% of the vote. He will face Javiera Caballero, Carl Rist, Khalilah Karim and Monique Holsey-Hyman in the general election on Nov. 7 for the Council’s three at-large seats.
Caballero was the second-highest polling candidate in Durham’s primary municipal elections on Oct. 10, garnering 18.09% of the vote. She will face Nate Baker, Carl Rist, Khalilah Karim and Monique Holsey-Hyman in the general election on Nov. 7 for the Council’s three at-large seats.
Karim was the fourth-highest polling candidate in Durham’s primary municipal elections on Oct. 10, garnering 12.21% of the vote. She will face Nate Baker, Javiera Caballero, Carl Rist and Monique Holsey-Hyman in the general election on Nov. 7 for the Council’s three at-large seats.
