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Durham council urges lifting of USAID stop‑work order, cites local job and public‑health impacts
Summary
Durham City Council unanimously adopted a resolution calling for an immediate lifting of the stop‑work order on U.S. foreign assistance and the reopening of USAID, saying the decision has caused layoffs among North Carolina contractors and risks global and local public‑health programs.
Durham City Council on March 17 unanimously adopted a resolution calling for the immediate lifting of the federal stop‑work order on foreign assistance programs and the reopening of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
The resolution, introduced as a joint city measure, asks the U.S. Treasury to pay outstanding invoices to North Carolina organizations, urges the state attorney general to amend pending litigation to include USAID and the State Department, and directs the city to…
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