Gov. Josh Stein called on state lawmakers Monday to pass Medicaid funding and a budget bill this week. But the legislature isn't expected to take action on either issue.
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Interim City Attorney Anthony Fox signed a contract extension this summer that pays $28,000 a month for November and December. He will receive that money even if he isn't working.
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Charlotte's second No Kings Day demonstration drew thousands to First Ward Park on Saturday, Oct. 18, where speakers said President Donald Trump and Republicans were leading the country down an authoritarian path and trampling on individual rights.
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North Carolina federal employees and others across the nation aren’t getting paid, leaving them to lean on their communities for basic necessities like food.
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 22 other states in suing the Environmental Protection Agency to restore the $7 billion program. It would have helped provide rooftop solar systems to low-income and rural households.
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The General Assembly plans to vote on the new map during its session next week.
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A key North Carolina senator says it is unlikely that the General Assembly will make progress on a new state budget or Medicaid funding next week. Sen. Ralph Hise is a Republican from Mitchell County and a Senate budget writer.
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Early voting begins Thursday for November Fourth’s municipal elections across the state. In Mecklenburg County, the biggest issue on the ballot is whether county voters will agree to raise the sales tax by one-percentage point, to 8.25%, to pay for a multi-billion-dollar transportation plan. Early voting runs through November 1st.
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North Carolina's two largest airports are not showing the video of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming the government shutdown on Democrats.
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Gov. Stein and Triad police chiefs say fighting crime is getting more expensive — and mental health funding cuts aren’t helping.
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Early voting begins Thursday, and in Charlotte, races for city council, school board and mayor are on the ballot along with the transit referendum. We look at those and the integrity and security of the vote.