Voters...made Durham County the second community in the state with the authority to levy a half-percent, local-option sales tax to pay for an expansion of public transit.

 60 percent favored a half-cent transit sales tax, and 57 percent said yes to a quarter-cent education tax.

WUNC FM aired a radio story on bus/rail improvements in Durham.

The quest begins Tuesday in Durham. If voters there approve of a tax (which is exempted on food, medicine and other necessities, by the way) then the push will have momentum for votes in Orange and Wake.

The Friends of Durham adds its cautious voice to the yes-chorus for a transit tax.

The Friends of Durham group is endorsing a half-percent surcharge to support public transit.