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Gov. Josh Stein has signed a bill that makes it easier to get hired for state government jobs. The legislation will address the high vacancy rate in many state agencies.
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Courtesy/Tiawana BrownCandidate filing for Charlotte City Council begins Monday. All 11 council seats, the Charlotte mayor’s seat, and six Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board seats will be on the ballot. The mayor has not yet announced whether she will seek reelection, and one council member is under federal indictment but says she plans to run. We look at what to expect during the short campaign filing window. -
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The shooting occurred in a parking lot outside Truist Stadium. Law enforcement officials are pointing toward the "chaos" caused by unaccompanied minors in downtown Winston-Salem. -
Congress narrowly passed the Trump administration’s budget Thursday that cuts funding for numerous food and health aid programs, including Medicaid. Former Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt says things are not good, but the July 4 holiday is a time to remember that the past has involved far worse challenges, especially for African Americans and that the country is a work in progress. -
On the Fourth of July, 20 people from 13 countries — including Ghana, Germany, Mexico and Argentina — became U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the Charlotte Museum of History. -
On July 4, hundreds of protesters gathered on Market Street in downtown Greensboro to protest Trump administration policies, from ICE funding to Medicaid cuts. -
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week could enable a Trump executive order restricting birthright citizenship. It could change who is considered a U.S. citizen, depending on what state a child is born in and their parents' immigration status. -
The Charlotte region is one step closer to its first state trail. The state House passed House Bill 23 earlier this week, which includes the official designation of the South Fork Passage State Trail. Now, hikers and paddlers are awaiting that final signature from Gov. Josh Stein.
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to author Georgann Eubanks, who traveled the wild South to visit everything from frogs to swans for her new book, “The Fabulous Ordinary.” -
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Jeremy Markovich, whose newsletter, the North Carolina Rabbit Hole, covers all manner of strange and wonderful little stories about the Tar Heel state.
Get behind-the-scenes insight and analysis about what’s happening in local and statewide politics from political reporter Steve Harrison.
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