Durham Public Schools unanimously opposed North Carolina House Bill 187, which would ban teaching about systemic racism, slavery, Jim Crow laws, and gender discrimination in schools.
Durham City Council postponed the contentious SCAD development amendment and restructured its review into sections, citing concerns from residents that the 87-page rewrite inadequately addresses affordable housing requirements.
Durham City Council deadlocked 3-3 on a 235-home conservation subdivision, with opponents citing creek damage and insufficient affordable housing commitments.
Durham County Commissioners unanimously approved rebranding the Criminal Justice Resource Center as the Justice Services Department, effective July 1, to reduce stigma and better serve multiple service areas.
Durham increased street resurfacing funding from $6 million to $11 million annually, directly addressing residents' top service concern in a refreshed strategic plan.
Durham City Council confronted a $44 million budget shortfall against just $14 million in available funds, forcing a choice between competing infrastructure, workforce, and affordable housing needs.
Durham's City Council and Planning Commission clashed over whether zoning can mandate denser housing and affordable units, with legal risks constraining mandatory affordable housing requirements.
Durham County Commissioners approved a $29,015 raise for its lowest-paid workers while grappling with $60 million in requests against $28 million in available revenue.
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Durham County Commissioners approved $2.3 million in pandemic relief to offset federal food assistance cuts affecting 39,427 residents starting March 1.
Durham County approved a $290,000 economic development incentive package for Finnish electric vehicle charging manufacturer ChemPower Inc., which plans to invest $41.25 million and create 601 jobs in the county.
Student-athletes and parents demanded immediate funding to repair Hillside High School's deteriorating track, which athletes say is causing preventable injuries including stress fractures and shin splints.
Durham schools' Gaggle surveillance software risks illegally outing LGBTQ+ students, raising privacy concerns as the board considers pausing the program before June renewal.
Durham City Council unanimously approved $10 million in affordable housing funding and debated a contested plastic bag fee that council members said would disproportionately burden low-income families.
Durham Public Schools requested $4 million in county funding for wage increases covering 2,200 classified staff, but commissioners deferred voting pending further budget discussions.
Durham Public Schools will spend $366,800 on commercial kitchen appliances after fire marshals ordered the removal of personal microwaves and refrigerators, a decision more than 30 staff members opposed during public comment.
Durham County Commissioners unanimously approved $5.15 million in economic development incentives for pharmaceutical and biotech companies expected to create over 300 jobs.
Durham Public Schools' Board of Education voted 5-1 to approve the Growing Together redistricting plan, which will reassign up to 6,000 elementary students to geographically-based schools starting fall 2024.
Durham's Housing Authority faces a $35 million funding gap with over 10,000 families on waiting lists, a crisis housing director Anthony Scott attributed to chronic federal underfunding that local solutions alone cannot solve.
Durham Public Schools delayed a vote on a major elementary reassignment plan after 40-plus families opposed the proposal, citing concerns about bus rides, teacher transfers, and broken enrollment promises.
No meetings scheduled yet. New dates post after Durham publishes the next round of agendas.