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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education on Tuesday night rejected Superintendent Crystal Hill's proposed $2.1 billion budget, in a surprise vote that left the superintendent asking for more direction and saying she didn't know what changes the board wants.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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JULIO OBSCURAOn the next Charlotte Talks, former Environmental Protection Agency head Michael Regan shares his record, his views on what’s happening at the EPA now and his connection to North Carolina. -
W Edward Callis III/Wikimedia CommonsThe North Carolina General Assembly’s short session is underway, with lawmakers focused on several issues. One is the budget. The state has not had a comprehensive budget since 2023 and teacher and state employee pay raises are awaiting passage. An extension of Medicaid funding has just passed, but now there’s a new question: whether to cap property taxes.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Duke Energy has requested permission from state regulators to raise rates in June to cover fuel and power costs. -
Hundreds of artists are expected to gather in Charlotte over three days this weekend for a festival to spotlight the city's diverse artists and culture. -
State lawmakers are considering new regulations for ski slopes, but some worry it could give resorts more immunity from lawsuits by injured skiers. -
The long-awaited Medicaid deal, if passed, would keep expansion largely intact. But immigrant advocates say new immigration provisions could push families away from care, putting U.S.-born children at risk. -
According to recent ICE arrest data obtained by the Deportation Data Project, federal agents have so far arrested 6,374 people in North Carolina under Trump’s mass deportation effort. -
North Carolina is approaching its eighth month of drought. And it seems increasingly likely that we’ll see mandatory water restrictions put in place, something the state hasn’t seen since its worst drought on record in 2007.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles says the City Council will discuss the I-77 toll lanes and data centers at its May 11th meeting. S.C. says its measles outbreak is over. A second Mecklenburg state house member is leaving the Democratic Party. Despite recent rainfall, drought conditions have now extended across eight months.
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