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A majority of Charlotte City Council members say they want the North Carolina Department of Transportation to pause planning work for the Interstate 77 express toll lanes from uptown to the South Carolina line.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Wikimedia CommonsEarly voting for the March primaries is underway. We discuss some key races to watch for, how certain races could shift power in North Carolina and what to keep in mind as you head to the polls. -
PixabayOn this Charlotte Talks, the challenges faced by pediatricians in a world of vaccine resistance. The number of measles cases in South Carolina has risen to 950. It grows almost daily and is entirely preventable if children are given the MMR vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella. Pediatricians are advocating for those vaccines, but some parents are refusing. We look at this phenomenon, its impact on pediatricians, and what’s at stake.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Dozens of people gathered Tuesday evening outside the eastern regional office of GEO Group in Ballantyne to protest a possible ICE detention center in North Carolina. -
Many Catholics across the Charlotte region gathered Wednesday to mark Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season. -
The agents' body armor, helmets, and camouflage mimic military special forces, but may not be the most effective gear for enforcing immigration law. -
The last 10 years have been pivotal in shaping North Carolina’s immigration policy. -
A funding shortfall could be looming for Mecklenburg County’s food assistance program, also known as SNAP. -
Community members gathered in the Historic West End on Tuesday to study ways to reconnect the low-income neighbourhoods to uptown after they was severed when the highway was built.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to use Rivers Correctional Facility in Winton as a detention center. Residents of the Historic West End convene to study how to reconnect the neighborhoods to uptown. Birkdale Village implements a new 6pm curfew for unaccompanied minors.
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