West Charlotte residents are furious that the N.C. Department of Transportation this week said it plans to build elevated express toll lanes on Interstate 77 through uptown, and some protesters shouted down a Charlotte City Council member during a town hall Thursday night.

Some voters need to update their information this week or risk having to cast a provisional ballot.

Election officials have disqualified Republican Margot Dupre from the GOP primary for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat, finding she failed to prove she is a North Carolina resident.

The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to build express toll lanes on Interstate 77 from uptown to the South Carolina line.

The new Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority will have enough money this summer to build a temporary waiting room and ticketing area for Gateway Station.

On this "Charlotte Talks," we listen to the candidate forum WFAE hosted Tuesday evening with two of the men running for sheriff in Mecklenburg County. Both are Democrats — no Republican is running. Incumbent Garry McFadden and challenger Antwain Nance were unavailable, so we hear from retired Chief Deputy Sheriff Rodney Collins and retired CMPD Sgt. Ricky Robbins.

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis is pressing the Department of Homeland Security for answers on the U.S. Border Patrol’s Charlotte operation last November.

The Census this week released new state population estimates. That helped project what the Electoral College will look like after the 2030 Census.

Former Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, according to a document filed in federal court Thursday.

School Board member Shamaiye Haynes this week criticized the BPC in an email. She wrote the organization’s actions look like “pay to play” — shutting out candidates who don’t make contributions to the organization as a “thank you” for an endorsement.