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Durham Mayor blames funding 'squeeze' for DHA blight that led to CO leaks

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 18, 2020

McDougald Terrace residents recently blasted Durham Housing Authority (DHA) officials at a community meeting called to discuss recent carbon monoxide leaks and the inspections that followed them.

Dale Folwell, CPA for N.C. Treasurer, files for 2020 re-election

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 6, 2020

North Carolina Republican state treasurer Dale Folwell has launched his re-election campaign with a vow to “watch the pennies and the paper clips as keeper of the public purse.”

Report: Liberal group fighting against Trump nominees financed by Soros

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 16, 2019

The Washington Free Beacon reported that much of the funding for an opposition group resisting President Donald Trump’s judicial nominations comes from a “dark money” group with ties to liberal billionaire George Soros.

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Proposed vape tax fails in House

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 29, 2019

In North Carolina, an amended bill designed to raise the tax on vaping and e-cigarette products to the same level as other tobacco products fell short in the House of Representatives.

North Carolina health-care provider pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 28, 2019

North Carolina Attorney General Mark Stein has announced the guilty plea of a behavioral health specialist accused of bilking the state out of at least $213,927 as part of a Medicaid fraud scheme.

Bull City United fights neighborhood violence In Durham

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 20, 2019

Frustrated by the increasing violence in their neighborhoods, a group of peacekeepers in Durham is taking matters into its own hands. Members of Bull City United feel they are as qualified as anyone, given the fact they were all once on the other side.