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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public PressDrought is worsening in North Carolina and municipalities across the Charlotte region are asking residents to voluntarily conserve water. As the region grapples with the worst drought since 2008, the state’s agricultural economy is also under stress. We’ll discuss why this drought has progressed the way it has, how it's affecting the region and we look at how an already fractured farming industry is grappling with the conditions. -
North Carolina General AssemblyA report this week revealed Rep. Alma Adams was investigated and cleared by a House committee for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a staffer, the North Carolina General Assembly starts its short session, drought continues across the Carolinas, and the Panthers prepare for the NFL draft.
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LOCAL NEWS
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State regulators ordered Duke Energy to pump the brakes on new solar — a move that some clean energy advocates are calling unprecedented and a blow to the state’s clean energy transition. -
The Latin American Coalition launched its new Family Wellness Center on Friday to support Latino families across Charlotte. -
Charlotte City Council member Dimple Ajmera is calling for a temporary pause on new data centers near residential areas, citing concerns about noise, water use and energy demand. -
The event comes more than 30 years after planning on the $1.8 billion project began. -
Many teachers have requested leave ahead of a planned rally for public education in Raleigh on May 1. -
A Mecklenburg County sheriff’s deputy was arrested by Mint Hill Police on an assault charge following a domestic violence incident, according to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Cathy Bessant steps down as CEO of the Foundation for the Carolinas. Two top editors are leaving the Charlotte Observer. CMS will host an emergency meeting to consider modifying the academic calendar ahead of a planned May 1st rally in Raleigh and anticipated teacher absences. The Carolina Panthers select Monroe Freeling with the 19th pick in the NFL Draft.
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