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A local artist is bringing creativity and mentorship to children in Charlotte’s low-income Corridors of Opportunity through a converted school bus. The "Underground Art Bus" is part of a project to ensure children have extracurricular activities, but the project faces challenges in continuing its journey on the roads without community support.
2025 Government Shutdown
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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The Charlotte LedgerMecklenburg voters will decide on a referendum to levy a 1-cent sales tax to fund Charlotte’s transit plan. That tax would generate nearly $20 billion over 30 years for various transit projects. Proponents say the time is now to make this critical decision. Others urge a no vote because of who will be hurt by rising taxes. We look at both sides. -
Courtesy of Kimberly OwensEarly voting starts Thursday in Charlotte’s municipal elections. The only competitive race on the city council is in District 6, formerly represented by Tariq Bokhari, who stepped down. Now his wife, Krista, is running as a Republican against Democrat Kimberly Owens, who has been in Charlotte for more than 30 years, but this is her first time running for office. We sit down for a conversation about why she wants this job and more.
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LOCAL NEWS
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When Union County passed its budget earlier this spring, the Board of Commissioners thought it was funding $1,000 teacher raises. So far, that hasn’t happened. -
The new map would shift voters' districts to give Republicans the advantage in 11 U.S. House seats. -
Two weeks ago, Mecklenburg County Commissioner Susan Rodriguez McDowell hosted a forum in Steele Creek about the multi-billion-dollar transportation plan on the November ballot. -
In 2021, Atrium Health promised affordable housing in a pitch to win $75 million in local tax incentives for its medical innovation campus, The Pearl. The housing hasn’t materialized. -
Early voting in the November election begins this week. Democrats have outnumbered Republicans in North Carolina for more than a century. But Republicans could soon outpace Democrats in registrations. -
Even vaccinated children can catch and spread whooping cough. Here’s why experts say booster shots and awareness are key.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Charlotte City Council meets tonight to consider Tepper Sports & Entertainment's proposal for a new concert venue in uptown. Panthers running back Rico Dowdle sets a franchise rushing record in win over Dallas. Women's professional basketball returns to Charlotte in 2026.
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