The North Carolina Rules Review Commission denied the edits regarding election observers, who are appointed by political parties, on Aug. 26, citing a lack of an urgent need.
As the risk of monkeypox community transmission is low, Duke currently has no operations or program changes planned.
The protest was part of the national #NoTechforApartheid campaign, a movement based around a $1.22 billion project contract that Google and Amazon signed with the Israeli government last year.
Jahnmaud Lane, a former Republican mayoral candidate, was one vote shy of an appointment. In initial voting, he received support from Mayor Elaine O’Neal and two other council members.
A suspension of ties means that all formal communication, activities, exchanges, and visits between Durham and Kostroma will cease.
But while the forgiven debt is exempt from federal tax, North Carolina’s Department of Revenue has clarified that the forgiven debt is still “considered taxable income” by the state.
They assessed the implications of the case and rallied for a voting coalition for the upcoming 2022 midterm elections. The refrain of the evening: “We the people put people over politics.”
“Access to health care should be a right,” Harris said. “Not a privilege for those who can afford it ... We’re not talking about a luxury. We’re talking about an essential need.”
This move reverses his 2019 ruling that halted enforcement of a ban on abortions after the 20-week mark, a ban that’s been on the books for nearly five decades.
The future of abortion in North Carolina depends on November’s elections. Thus, Democrat legislators have attempted to codify Roe v. Wade to ensure access to abortion through two bills: Senate Bill 888 and and House Bill 1119.
Durham is one of the first local North Carolina health departments to receive doses of Jynneos, a vaccine that can prevent illness or lead to less severe symptoms if given within two weeks after someone is exposed to monkeypox, according to a NCDHSS press release.
Damages in the school’s structure have ballooned over decades of neglect: crumbling walls, water and pest damage, mold from poor ventilation. A fire in 1971 burned down the main classroom spaces and left a large hole in the girls dormitory.
The bill now goes to the House and Gov. Roy Cooper. Currently, the bill includes 15 qualifying medical conditions to be treated with medical marijuana, including cancer, epilepsy, HIV and AIDS.
The order takes multiple steps to fortify existing abortion laws in the state. Patients and providers cannot be penalized or criminalized for their involvement in lawful reproductive health care in North Carolina.
Nine out of 100 counties in North Carolina have abortion clinics, including Durham County, Orange County and Wake County. Durham’s abortion clinic is North Durham Women’s Health. Duke Health has also said they will continue to provide abortion services and expects an increase in out of state patients.
An American Association of University Professors report claims the North Carolina legislature exerts political influence on UNC System operations.
There was a mixed sense of urgency and exhaustion at the rally. Some people brought signs that they made after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting over four years ago—the survivors of which started the March for Our Lives movement.
The opening of Meta’s office will likely create many new jobs and generate revenue for the area, but may also exacerbate some of the issues Durham has been facing, including lack of affordable housing and more traffic congestion.
House Bill 755, a proposal that would ban elementary schools from teaching K-3 students about gender identity or sexuality, passed the North Carolina Senate in a 28-18 vote on Wednesday.
The U.S. plans to allow more pharmacies to order these treatments and expand the test-to-treat program, in which someone can get tested for COVID-19 and obtain treatment in the same visit.
