The State Board of Elections approved new rules on Thursday aimed at removing “potential noncitizens” from voter rolls by using a federal database. The 3-2…
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Over the past decade in Durham, no local candidate has won without backing from one of two dominant political action committees: the Durham Committee on…
At 5:30 pm on election night, Forest Hills Park behind the 9th Precinct polling place was overtaken with children. At first glance, it looked like…
Oranges, fruit snacks, chips and water bottles. That’s what Sophia Chitlik, the incumbent District 22 state senator, packs in the snack bags she’s bringing to…
On Tuesday evening, a moderator posed a hypothetical to state Senate candidates Sophia Chitlik and DeDreana Freeman: If given a magic wand, what legislation would…
Endorsements are out from the Durham People’s Alliance Political Action Committee for the March 3 primary, and they lean heavily toward new faces. The influential…
On a hot Flag Day morning, thousands of protestors ages 6 to 92 wearing Statue of Liberty crowns and waving American flags gathered at CCB Plaza downtown, responding to a nationwide call: “No Kings Day.”
On Saturday, energy ran high in downtown Durham as around 1,000 community members, chanting and waving posters reading “Hands Off Our Democracy” and “Resist, Resist,…
On Wednesday afternoon, the sidewalk in front of the Durham VA Medical Center swelled with more than a hundred demonstrators rallying against the Trump administration’s…
In the months leading up to the 2024 presidential election, it felt nearly impossible to walk through Durham without an eager volunteer offering to help…