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Two key votes by the Charlotte City Council in the past month have left some residents and business leaders wondering how much influence the city’s business community still has — and whether the so-called “Charlotte Way” is fading.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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PixabayOver 12% of North Carolinians were living in poverty in 2024. However, a new report finds a much larger group in North Carolina still struggles to make ends meet. An additional 28% of the state’s households earn above the federal poverty threshold but not enough to afford basic expenses. We discuss the study and the affordability crisis impacting families. -
Looking Glass Productions/CourtesyFor more than a century, the Outer Banks has been acclaimed as the birthplace of flight — but what if it was also the birthplace of the wireless world we live in today? We revisit the origins of American radio with author and historian Kevin Duffus and explore how a stretch of the North Carolina coast helped give voice to the world.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee introduced and approved a substitute bill that would create a statewide homeless camping ban. Some committee members asked questions about logistics and how local governments would afford the additional requirements. -
The legislation impacts nine North Carolina counties. It is part of the Republican Party's effort to curb the impact of property taxes. -
A nature meetup at UNC Charlotte’s botanical gardens is teaching visitors that it’s less about the destination and more about slowing down and taking in the world around them. -
South Carolina's Republican primary for governor is headed to a runoff after Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette failed to secure a majority of the vote despite endorsements from President Trump and Gov. Henry McMaster. -
A new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association ranks North Carolina fifth in the country for installed solar capacity, with enough generation to power more than 1.2 million homes. However, state regulators this year halted Duke Energy’s procurement of new solar farms until the utility's new carbon plan is approved. -
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board has adopted its first policy addressing student free speech, following several incidents involving political expression during the past school year.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Mecklenburg County Commissioner Yvette Townsend-Ingram announces she's in need of a heart transplant. CMS says technical difficulties scuttle some end-of-year exams. A marker is unveiled in Charlotte honoring the first public hospital to treat African Americans during segregation. NewsWorthy takes a summer hiatus.
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