UNC Charlotte has joined the ranks of the country’s elite doctoral research universities, now that it has been awarded R1 research status by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
CHANGING OF THE GUARD
The transition to President Donald Trump's second administration will have far-reaching implications at the national, state and local levels. "Changing of the Guard" highlights news from WFAE, NPR and partner news sites to help you understand the changes in the new Trump administration — and how it will affect your community.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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On the Local News Roundup, the clock is ticking to get a transit plan passed, Fort Liberty returns to Fort Bragg, and the Hornets throw support behind bringing a WNBA team to town.
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On the next Charlotte Talks, there was some movement last week in the long-awaited Brooklyn Village Project. The developer is now proposing to replace market-rate units with affordable housing. That could finally get this project underway. But what has taken so long in this effort to develop the old Second Ward site of a historic Black neighborhood, and will this new proposal do the trick?
Learn how WFAE is working to ensure its audience, staff, on-air voices, news sources, vendors and work culture reflect the diversity of our community.
LOCAL NEWS
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The State Health Plan, which covers about 8% of North Carolina’s insured population, is working to close a projected shortfall of about $500 million. Reporter Michelle Crouch talks with WFAE's Marshall Terry about the challenges the plan faces — and potential impact on teachers and other state employees.
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Raleigh-based Republican consultant Carter Wrenn has had a front-row seat to decades of political history. He worked for the campaigns of U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms and Ronald Reagan starting in the 1970s.
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Canton and Haywood County will receive $5.75 million and the state will receive $500,000 under the agreement.
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On the 10-year anniversary of hate crime murders, the family of Our Three Winners turns tragedy into "a force for good."
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Carnegie announced the new classifications on Thursday, using new criteria that greatly expanded the number of institutions classified as "R1".
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Has Charlotte’s construction boom gone bust? The number of new apartments started last year hit a five-year low. And the start of construction on new office buildings, retail and restaurant spaces was the lowest it’s been in more than a decade. That’s according to new data compiled by CoStar Group. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Ledger's Tony Mecia discuss this local business news, and more, on this week's BizWorthy.
NATION & WORLD
LATEST PODCAST EPISODES
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Davidson-based painter Elizabeth Bradford. She paints large nature scenes with lots of things happening at once, and talks about how hearing a slam poet changed her painting style.
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to author Andy Corren. Andy wrote an obit a few years ago for his self-described “redneck Jewish” mother. That obit went viral, and he has expanded it into a hilarious and touching memoir called “Dirtbag Queen.”
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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