• What We Know About a Reported ICE Office in Cary
  • A Running List of PACs Spending on the NC-04 Primary
  • Alamance Sheriff’s History With ICE 
  • ICYMI: Durham Zoning Code Rewrite Paused
  • New NC Courage Jerseys Just Dropped
Credit: Illustration by Nicole Pajor Moore

Good morning, readers.

ICE is reportedly leasing a new office space on Regency Parkway near Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, according to a WIRED article published mid-February that cites federal government memos from last year.

INDY hasn’t been able to independently confirm WIRED’s reporting. The Regency Parkway address appears on a list of federally owned and leased properties, but an ICE spokesperson would not confirm the agency is using the building. 

Local activists and community groups also haven’t verified ICE’s presence at the office, but they’re troubled by the reports. A petition opposing the reported lease has collected 1,200 signatures, and residents are planning to voice opposition to ICE at Mayor Harold Weinbrecht’s State of the City address next week.

Read more below, and have a good weekend.

—Chloe

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Footing the Bill

PACs have spent millions on the primary between U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee and Nida Allam. INDY’s Chase Pellegrini de Paur is keeping a running tab of spending and the groups behind it.

ICE Out

Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson abruptly stopped holding immigrant detainees. But his history with ICE is still causing fear in the community, The Assembly reports.

Credit: Photo by Justin Laidlaw

UDOn’t Say

A major update to Durham’s zoning code is on pause after a convenience store operator threatened to sue. INDY’s Justin Laidlaw reports on the status of the rewrite.

LOCAL: As child care centers close around the state, the cost is out of reach for many families, and workers are underpaid, Durham lawmakers said at an event on the state of childcare yesterday, NC Newsline reports.

EDUCATION: WRAL looks at how NC schools are grappling with the reality that students can easily use AI on their assignments.

LOCAL: UNC is doing a limited podcast series on the decisions around renovating the Dean Smith Center or building a new arena, WCHL reports.

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