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With Medicaid funding due to run out, NC lawmakers act quickly in new session. But some are concerned by the extra provisions in bill.
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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. -
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 dealing with the conditions.
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LOCAL NEWS
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South Carolina’s measles outbreak is officially over, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health. -
The Carolina Panthers wrapped up the NFL Draft over the weekend, selecting seven players, including two offensive linemen to help replace departing centers and the injured left tackle Ikem Ekwonu.
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In a sweeping reorganization, ECU is discontinuing 44 academic programs, including degrees in economics, sociology, and several engineering specialties. University officials say the cuts target the bottom ten percent of programs with the lowest enrollment and graduation rates. -
WFDD listener Judith Rush recently asked how exactly the beverage became the drink of the South. For this edition of Carolina Curious, WFDD's DJ Simmons spoke with an award-winning food writer and educator to learn more. -
Camp North End is adding a 6 p.m. curfew for unsupervised minors under 18 following what it described as a series of unauthorized teen gatherings on the property. -
After losing her primary to Rodney Sadler, state Rep. Carla Cunningham said on Friday that she's leaving the Democratic party. She'll finish out her term as unaffiliated.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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A Charlotte City Council member calls for a temporary pause on new data centers near Charlotte neighborhoods. State regulators tell Duke Energy to slow down new solar power generation. CMS cancels school on May 1st ahead of a large protest scheduled in Raleigh. The Charlotte Checkers tumble out of the Calder Cup playoffs.
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