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🌳 County raises taxes in $1B budget

May 14, 2026

TL;DR — 3 Things to Know This Week Durham County commissioners approved a $1.045B budget with a 2-cent property tax increase, adding $10.9M for Durham Public...

🌳 Duke HIV vaccine funding cut

May 7, 2026

Duke HIV Vaccine Program Loses Federal Funding The federal government is walking away from two decades of HIV vaccine research at Duke. A $258 million grant...

🌳 Durham lost 3,800 jobs last year

April 30, 2026

Durham Lost 3,800 Jobs in 2025 Durham shed 3,800 jobs in 2025, driven by federal research cuts that hit the Durham-Chapel Hill metro hard. While Raleigh...