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Alexandra Forter Sirota, executive director of NC Budget & Tax Center, speaks next to a cardboard cutout of Senator Thom Tillis. Credit: Photo by Angelica Edwards
The latest from INDY:
Durham Attorneys Reaffirm Oath Amid Attacks on Courts
Established by President Eisenhower in 1958, Law Day in Durham transformed this year into a more urgent, and public, “Day of Action” amid attacks on courts and the Constitution.
“Important, But Not Always Convenient”: A/V Geeks’ Skip Elsheimer Discusses Collecting Physical Media
The Raleigh archivist and audio-visual expert will be showing films at the “Let’s Get Physical” media fest at the Fruit Saturday evening.
This Budget Season, Triangle School Boards Face Tough Math
Compounding pressures facing local schools— federal funding cuts, rising costs, and recent property revaluations—clashed at joint Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools meeting this week.
LaGana’s Textbook Burger May Be Straightforward, but It Tastes Anything but Standard
Since opening in October, Luis Zouain’s Raleigh burger restaurant has made some big strides.
“I’ve Seen Tears in the Hallway”: Federal Workers Decry Human Toll of Funding Cuts at AFL-CIO Event
At the Durham gathering this week, workers directed their ire at U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, who is up for reelection next year.
Why Did Raleigh’s Oldest Professional Theater Close?
North Carolina Theatre is closing for good. While the circumstances around its bankruptcy are unique, the shutdown hints at a larger crisis for regional theaters across the country.
Duke University Aims to Cut 10 Percent of Budget in Response to Federal Funding Threats
Duke officials said hundreds of employees will be impacted by a voluntary separation program, after which the university will consider involuntary layoffs.
Little Makers Academy in Raleigh Braces for Cuts to Early Childhood Education Funding
The childcare center already lost funding for English language tutoring for its staff; its director worries that cuts to food assistance and childcare vouchers could come next.
Backtalk: “It’s clear who runs the city, and it’s not the council.”
And other things our readers told us.
INDY Selects: What to Do In the Triangle This Week
An annual Greek Festival, a comic ballet, a Raleigh skateboarding photo exhibit, and more events around the Triangle we recommend this week.
Op-Ed: Durham Public Schools Should “Listen to the Kids” In Spending MacKenzie Scott Money
Student journalists are disappointed with how Durham Public Schools spent $18 million from billionaire MacKenzie Scott and say district leaders should have listened to students’ needs.
Wake County Reps. Urge Congressional Republicans Not to Cut Food Assistance for Half a Million NC Children
The U.S. House has proposed $230 billion in cuts to nutrition assistance. Local lawmakers say cutting SNAP funding would be disastrous for the state’s children and working families.
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