Pat McCrory was dealt another blow on Friday, as the Durham County Board of Elections voted unanimously to dismiss an election protest filed by attorney Thomas Stark to recount 94,159 ballots. Stark, the general counsel for the NCGOP, filed his protest a week ago, claiming malfeasance impacted the results—the late vote counts were due to […]
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The Morning Roundup: Election Protests Filed in 12 Counties, Wildfires Continue to Burn, and Michael Jordan Gets a Medal
Happy Thursday, everyone! Here’s a look at some of today’s top headlines in North Carolina: 1. Election protests continue as Gov. Pat McCrory’s re-election campaign formally files paperwork in eleven more counties. This comes the same day that the Durham County Board of Elections voted to have a second hearing concerning its results and handling […]
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Election Concerns Continue with Second Hearing Scheduled Friday in Durham
The concerns about Election Day vote totals continues as the Durham County Board of Elections split down party lines to approve holding an evidentiary hearing on Friday, as part of the ongoing saga of the “sudden emergence of 90,000 ballots.” Actually, it’s 94,159. Let’s backup—because everyone is counting, it seems. The votes in question were […]
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To the Women Who Raised Us: You Abandoned Hillary Clinton When She Needed You Most
We wept on Tuesday night. We came to you for comfort, but many of you just blamed her. You blamed her for her past, for her husband’s indiscretions. We wept for our futures and came to you for comfort, only to be left wondering how the women who raised us to be strong and independent […]
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Once Again, Election Results in Durham County Become Center of Attention
Elections aren’t simple. If you’ve ever been in the room when election results are being tabulated, you know that there is a lot going on at one time. And if you were in the Durham County Board of Elections office on November 8, you know that was the case. But, let’s talk about what happened […]
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Durham Police Are Mostly OK with You and Your Friends Burning a J
The Durham City Council has been vocal in recent months about misdemeanor marijuana offenses, especially after multiple community groups including the FADE Coalition called for them to take action and deprioritize the enforcement of such crimes. It’s the right step forward. It’s a necessary step forward. And Durham’s chief of police says that while it […]
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Durham County Commissioners Not Sold on W.G. Pearson Renovation Partnership
When Student U, a “college-access organization” that provides summer and after-school programs, asked the Durham County Board of Commissioners in May to chip in no more than $5 million to help renovate the historic W. G. Pearson Middle School on East Umstead Street, commissioners verbally committed to the deal. But on Monday, when the board […]
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The Morning Roundup: Will This Become the Norm?
Is it Thursday already? Man, this week feels like it’s been a decade. But, for now, here’s a rundown of today’s headlines. 1. Horrible, hateful graffiti gets covered up in downtown Durham—as it should.WNCN reported yesterday that two walls in downtown Durham were spraypainted with the sentence: “Black lives don’t matter and neither does your […]
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The Case of Missing Durham County Ballots Referred to the SBI
Last week, the months-long investigation into whether there was any foul play during the March 15 primary elections in Durham County was handed over to state law enforcement officials. The March primary was called into question after the county board of elections discovered, following an internal investigation, that provisional ballots had gone missing or been […]
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New Allegations of Racism at the Durham County Jail Brought to County Commissioners
On Monday morning during the Durham County Board of County Commissioners’ meeting, members of the Inside-Outside Alliance brought new allegations of racism at the Durham County Jail forward—including a petition with forty-four signatures on it (all inmates at the facility). Greg Williams, with the IOA, read the petition to the commissioners; Officer Faulkner and Sgt. […]