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  • Transit News in Durham
  • Duke Announces Layoffs
  • Postal Workers Push Back
  • Op-Ed: Take the Leftward Path
  • Corpse Flower Watch Begins
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Good morning, readers.

At the beginning of this year, INDY’s Jane Porter wrote that 2025 may finally be the year bus rapid transit (BRT) gets off the ground in Raleigh. Now, we have more news on the BRT front—this time in Durham.

Justin Laidlaw reported last week that the City of Durham is currently studying the feasibility of a Central Durham BRT system that would stretch from Duke to East Durham, adding dedicated bus infrastructure, increasing frequency, and connecting key hubs like the Duke and VA hospitals, downtown Durham and neighborhoods around Wellons Village where demand for transit is high.

The project is in early stages—Durham’s transportation director tells Justin the city is still looking at how exactly to fund the project given the unreliability of federal funding— so we won’t proclaim 2025 the year of BRT in Durham. But it’s an exciting development if you agree with Durham Mayor Pro Tem Mark-Anthony Middleton that “the test of a truly great city is whether you can get where you need to go without a car” (or if you’re just looking for any glimmer of transit-related hope years after the death of the Durham-Orange light rail).

Read more below about the planned Central Durham BRT route, what it means for Durham bus riders, and how you can share input with the city.

—Sarah W.

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Duke Announces Layoffs

Nearly 600 people took voluntary buyouts, but the university says more job cuts are needed as Trump threatens federal funding, INDY’s Chase Pellegrini de Paur reports.

USPS SOS

Raleigh readers may see a TV ad from the American Postal Workers Union warning against privatizing the USPS, INDY’s Jane Porter reports.

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The Leftward Path

By strengthening grassroots movements and working with people outside our comfort zone, we can fight back against fascism and build a better world, Durham city council member Nate Baker writes for the INDY.

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DURHAM COUNTY: An annual service commemorated the life of Pauli Murray at a time when their legacy is being threatened, WUNC reports.

STATE: Triangle school districts are awaiting the release of millions in education funding that President Trump had previously frozen, ABC11 reports.

WAKE COUNTY: Wiley Nickel is expected to end his bid for a U.S. Senate seat (clearing the way for Roy Cooper) and announce he’s running for Wake County district attorney, WRAL reports.

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