Durham City Council passed a resolution supporting federal foreign aid programs after the Trump administration's freeze cost roughly 500 Triangle-area jobs, though members debated whether to call the order "illegal.
City Council passed a resolution supporting federal foreign aid programs after the Trump administration's freeze cost roughly 500 Triangle-area jobs, though members debated calling the order illegal.
Mayor Leonardo Williams opposed an opt-out option for the city's gravel street paving program, warning it would recreate historical inequities in Black neighborhoods.
Council approved a feasibility study for Duke and Gregson streets, which rank among Durham's most dangerous; just 10 percent of roads account for 74 percent of fatalities and serious injuries.