• Wake County Dem Party Chair Could Be Removed Over Endorsement
  • ICYMI: Were Disabled Students at Durham Youth Home Denied Education?
  • There’s Still Time to Get Tickets for The Big Pop Show Music Festival
  • What’s on UNC System Chancellors’ Calendars?
  • Free Bike Repair Clinics in Durham This Weekend

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Good morning, readers.

Wake County Democratic Party Chair Wesley Knott is under fire from within his own party for his decision to endorse Nida Allam over Valerie Foushee in this month’s congressional primary. 

Two separate petitions to the North Carolina Democratic Party, signed by Democratic elected officials and volunteers and submitted this week, call for Knott to be removed from his position.

Knott has a track record of electoral wins from his year as chair. But his critics say he is dividing the party and distracting from other important elections.

“When the county chair publicly intervenes in a contested primary … the injury is not merely a matter of political disagreement,” reads one of the petitions calling for Knott’s removal. “It diminishes confidence in party governance, weakens trust in internal fairness, and signals that formal party authority may be used selectively rather than impartially.”

Knott disagrees. 

“I sleep well at night knowing that I did what was right by my values and beliefs,” he told INDY.

Keep reading below, and have a good Thursday. 

—Chloe

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Class Dismissed

A complaint alleges disabled students detained in the Durham Youth Home didn’t receive the education they’re legally entitled to, the INDY’s Lena Geller reports.

Band Together

Organizers behind this weekend’s Big Pop Show music festival were  “inspired by the living roots of DIY music in college radio and at Duke Coffeehouse,” Brian Howe writes for the INDY.

Lee Roberts speaks to media at a July meeting of the UNC-CH Board of Trustees.
Credit: Erin Gretzinger for The Assembly

On the Books

Lee Roberts set aside time to meet with former basketball coach Roy Williams—and other tidbits The Assembly learned by requesting UNC system chancellors’ calendars.

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LOCAL: Duke University announced a $200 million plan to increase financial investments in the Durham community, The Duke Chronicle reports.

STATE: A constitutional amendment to limit property tax rates could be placed on November ballots, NC Newsline reports.

EDUCATION: Public health officials outlined plans in the event of measles cases in Wake County public schools, WRAL reports.

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  • Durham County Library is accepting poetry submissions for display during April, which is National Poetry Month.
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