As higher gas prices are pushing riders elsewhere onto buses and trains, Charlotte's ridership continues to stagnate.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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CMS Superintendent Crystal Hill is back in the driver’s seat, but we still know little about what led to her suspension. Democrats on City Council are uneasy about CMPD’s push to apply for a federal “Make America Safe Again” grant. We’ll tell you why. Plus, the latest on campaigns in western North Carolina and South Carolina.
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LOCAL NEWS
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education approved a series of changes this week aimed at overhauling the district's magnet programs, with most of the changes set to take effect in the 2027-28 school year.
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The lawsuit seeks to force Brooklyn Village Partners to demolish the old Board of Education building. It also seeks to push the developer out of the project completely.
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The war in the Middle East is playing a role in Davie County’s decision to stop fluoridating its water. Officials say they’re concerned in part about the availability of water-treatment chemicals from an Israeli manufacturer.
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Officials are predicting it will be the most historic series in the track’s 80-year history.
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Charlotte Douglas International Airport unveiled Wednesday the proposed route for a people mover to connect passengers from a light rail station on Wilkinson Boulevard to the terminal.
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In a national lawsuit, parents claimed taking acetaminophen during pregnancy caused their children to develop autism or ADHD. A higher appeals court recently issued a major ruling on how strictly trial judges must vet medical experts and scientific data before a jury is allowed to hear it. Now, federal lawyers have formally flagged that case for the Camp Lejeune judges, hoping to tighten restrictions on what science is allowed at trial.
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Remember the Unified Development Ordinance, or UDO? That’s the comprehensive plan that Charlotte leaders adopted three years ago to guide growth. One contentious new rule allows duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes in more places than before. The Charlotte Ledger has an update on just how many of them have been built since City Council adopted the ordinance. The Charlotte Ledger’s Ashley Fahey joined Marshall Terry for our segment, BizWorthy.
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The fourth annual Charlotte Asian Film Festival will return later this month with a focus on belonging, cultural identity and mental health.
NATION & WORLD
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