Local Government Meetings: June 8-12, 2026
This week in local government: final budget votes in Hillsborough, Pittsboro, Chapel Hill, and Durham County.
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Local Government Meetings: June 1-5, 2026
This week in local government: budget decisions for Orange County, Carrboro, and Durham, and the final vote on a CHCCS school closure.
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Facing Pressures In All Directions, Orange County Commissioners Near Budget Decision
Orange County Commissioners are holding a public hearing on next year’s budget Thursday, May 28, with major decisions yet to be made.
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Local Government Meetings: February 9-13, 2025
This week in local government: residents in Chatham County push back against Flock license-plate cameras and AI data centers.
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North Carolina Revenue Predictions Fall with Recession Risk
State officials have lowered anticipated revenue collection, largely over rising economic uncertainty and the risks of a U.S. recession.
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House Republicans Unveil Medicaid Cuts That Democrats Warn Will Leave Millions Without Care
House Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks.
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Chapel Hill Town Council Receives Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2025
Chapel Hill Town Manager Chris Blue presented the town’s recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2025 to the Chapel Hill Town Council on May 1.
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Carrington Hall has an Updated Design for the Capital Project
The new design will still include the same elongated structure but with a glass exterior, which will help with temperature control.
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Amended Chatham County Budget Could See Property Tax Increases
The new budget proposes a total budget of $180.3 million, an increase from the initial proposal of $177.4 million.
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Biden: GOP Policies Would Surrender Tech Economy to China
Written by AAMER MADHANI President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Republicans’ ideas for cutting the...
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