David Boraks
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WFAE
For more than 30 years, Charlotte and other municipalities have set goals to ensure their contractors hire minority- and women-owned businesses. But a provision in the state budget approved this month ends the ability of local governments to require participation by minority- and women-owned businesses in public contracts, a change that could have far-reaching effects across North Carolina.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Elvis Menayese/WFAECases of cyclosporiasis are ticking up in our region as the state cites more than 500 cases across North Carolina. We’ll discuss what you need to know and how to protect yourself. We’ll also discuss why, despite major advances in treatment and prevention, HIV continues to disproportionately affect Black residents in Mecklenburg County. -
Mecklenburg CountyThe county is set to vote on whether to reverse its rejection of the I-77 toll lane project, and we’ll see which way he’s leaning. Plus, the state finally has a budget — after a long delay — and we’ll look at how the county dealt with the uncertainty surrounding it. We’ll also get into data centers, finances, the immigration crackdown and more with Mecklenburg County Commission Chair Mark Jerrell.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Officials say that 12-16 pups have survived their first few months. -
A local nonprofit is installing an artificial reef at Lake Norman State Park to create a new habitat for fish. -
People who are willing to go a little nuts and take in a squirrel learned how to care for their furry neighbors at a recent volunteer orientation. -
Two Charlotte women are seeking more than $2.5 million in damages from the federal government after they say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents unlawfully detained and arrested them during Operation Charlotte’s Web last November. -
Since the beginning of May, there have been 561 cases of cyclosporiasis, a severe intestinal infection, in North Carolina, and most of them have been reported in Wake County. As a precaution, public schools in Wake and Durham counties are removing some raw produce from their school lunch menus. -
A lack of rainfall and snowmelt from North Carolina's ongoing drought is causing freshwater like the Chowan River to have high salt levels. -
Data shows broadly who was and will be removed from voter rolls. -
County sheriffs and jail administrators say growing jail populations are outpacing space and staffing, forcing jails to operate beyond their intended limits.
NATION & WORLD
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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