The rally, which took place from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, was one of several nationwide “Kill the Cuts” rallies on the Higher Ed Labor United national day of action.
Durham City Council rejected an annexation ordinance and unanimously passed the Vision Zero Action Plan during its Monday meeting.
Five months after Republican Jefferson Griffin lost the N.C. Supreme Court race to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs, a panel of three judges on the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled that over 60,000 ballots that Griffin claims are fraudulent should be recounted.
Organized by the North Carolina American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and National Nurses United (NNU), the protest aimed to “defend the VA and protest privatization and cuts to health care for veterans to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.”
The proposed budget — $33.65 billion for the first year and $34.35 billion for the second — focuses on public education and health and also includes efforts to strengthen the workforce, improve spending efficiency and effectiveness, and lower living costs for families. It will likely face challenges in the Republican-controlled legislature.
Durham hosted its 22nd Annual Women’s Forum Thursday to celebrate Women’s History Month and honor women who have made an impact in the local community.
During his bid to become president of the United States, Donald Trump promised to “carry out the largest deportation operation in American history.” However, some Durhamites did not anticipate the arrests to occur so close to home following the administration’s Feb. 13 action targeting Durham neighborhoods.
The Chronicle reviewed Stein’s policy goals to see what progress has already been made and whether his proposals are likely to fare successfully.
The Chronicle broke down many of the questions surrounding the Trump administration’s push to reimagine the federal government’s approach to education policy, including what the Education Department does, why it has come under fire and whether its elimination will stand.
Durham City Council passed a contested rezoning proposal by one vote and approved a resolution calling for the “reopening” of the United States Agency for International Aid (USAID) during its Monday meeting.
The North Carolina General Assembly has moved several notable bills closer to N.C. Gov. Josh Stein’s desk since he entered office in January, ranging from stripping N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson of his power to sue the federal government to making Election Day a state holiday.
North Carolina was among 15 states to reach the $7.4 billion settlement in January with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, for their alleged culpability in the national opioid crisis. Of this figure, North Carolina is set to receive up to $150 million.
Forty-five universities, including Duke, are being investigated for possibly violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by partnering with the Ph.D. Project, an organization that seeks to help students from underrepresented backgrounds obtain business degrees.
Duke administrators noted that while the changes will likely shift some of the University's policies, they do not expect there to be a significant impact.
President Trump signed an executive order Jan. 28 titled “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation.” The order threatened to revoke federal funding from institutions which provide gender-affirming care including puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries to patients under the age of 19.
Durham City Council outlined a new partnership with Duke’s department of orthopaedic surgery to address gun violence and discussed the effects of National Institutes of Health and U.S. Agency for International Development spending cuts during its Monday meeting.
Despite multiple lawsuits filed by state attorneys general and a temporary block imposed by a federal judge, many grant-review meetings at the NIH were consequently suspended for weeks. For many Duke researchers, this pause has already impacted the trajectory of their work.
The ongoing legal battle over 60,000 ballots in the North Carolina Supreme Court election could have significant implications for the state’s judicial system, influencing the court’s short-term composition and possibly establishing new, long-lasting legal and political precedents.
Duke community members and Durham residents protested Wednesday afternoon, demanding that Duke not comply with the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate DEI initiatives and that the University end its Pickets, Protests and Demonstrations policy.
A year after Durham schools were rocked by protests and walk-outs over salary cuts, the teachers’ union involved in that controversy says financial problems still haven’t been resolved and “dysfunction” plagues district operations.
