After Prison, Individualized Re-entry Plans are Cutting Recidivism
Individualized support systems are improving transition outcomes after incarceration for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities—folks overrepresented in the prison system.
Durham Council Increases Downtown Parking Rates Significantly
On July 1, following a unanimous June vote from the city council, street parking rates between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays were raised from $1.50 to $2.50 per hour, and parking garage rates saw an 80 percent increase, from $1.25 to $2.25 per hour.
A New Project Will Expand High-Speed Broadband Access to Thousands of Homes and Businesses in Orange County
The project will introduce ultra-high-speed fiber internet to roughly 28,000 homes and businesses in the county, including more than 9,000 sites that have never had access to high-speed internet before.
Durham Health Director Gives Pandemic Update as Raleigh Mayor Tests Positive for COVID-19
Halfway through the webinar, as Jenkins was reminding residents that the virus is “still with us,” The News & Observer reported that Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin has tested positive for COVID-19.
Op-Ed: On Tax Day, a Look At Who Really Wants to Raise Taxes on Working Families
On Tax Day this year, I can’t help but wonder why Republicans are calling inflation a ‘gold mine,’ voting against legislation to bring down insulin prices, and proposing tax plans to raise taxes on nearly 40 percent of North Carolinians.
Durham Commissioners Chair Gives State of the County Address, Board Proclaims April Fair Housing Month
Durham County Board of Commissioners chair Brenda Howerton laid out a plan to expand funding to transit, broadband, and crime reduction initiatives.
Sunday Reading: Origin Theories
Vanity Fair goes long on a nonprofit that became the center of the coronavirus lab-leak controversy. A UNC researcher is tangentially involved.
More COVID-19 pandemic Coverage
Pandemic Shows Just How Many School-Related Infractions End With the Criminal Justice System
When schools shut down at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, juvenile delinquency complaints decreased. Here’s what it means — and what it doesn’t.
Op-Ed: Why Are Durham Public School Workers, Families, and Students Rallying at the DPS Board Meeting Thursday? Because It’s Time for Some Hard Truth
There are Heartbroken Schools all over Durham right now.
Op-Ed: NC State University Should Do More to Protect the Campus Community
In just the first two weeks of this semester, the university’s COVID-positive rate for the academic year nearly tripled despite the university boasting a high vaccination rate.
Legislative Committee on COVID Relief Spending Hears About Nutrition, Technology in Schools
The committee heard from Vanessa Wrenn, the chief information officer for technology services at the state Department of Public Instruction (DPI), and Lynn Harvey, who heads up DPI’s school nutrition division.
A Q&A With NC DHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley
The 37-year-old former chief operating officer and chief financial officer for the U.S. Department of the Treasury took over the state’s Department of Health and Human Services from Dr. Mandy Cohen last month.
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