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Sunday marked two years since the Leandro school funding case was last heard in court — and the state Supreme Court still has not issued a decision. It’s the latest delay in a case that goes back to 1994 — and nobody really knows what the holdup is.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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PixabayWith early voting underway and turnout reportedly higher than normal, we look at the role North Carolina is likely to play nationally. And we examine some of the twists and turns already injected into this year’s elections, such as the 240,000 voters who received a letter stating their registration lacked certain required information. -
Nick de la Canal/WFAEThe back-and-forth over I-77 toll lanes continues, street vending in NoDa is now illegal, Birkdale Village in Huntersville faces new restrictions after a disturbance involving hundreds of young people, and Charlotte FC is kicking off a new season.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Following a turbulent year that led to the Eastern Music Festival's dissolution, the five-week summer music program is back under a new name: Eastern Festival of Music. -
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is buying warehouses across the U.S. to turn them into detention centers, and is reportedly looking at a warehouse in Concord. -
This week, North Carolina joined 22 other states in filing a motion to enforce an earlier ruling that demanded FEMA release funding for the more than 2,000 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities projects left in limbo nationwide. -
The selection of Asheville “reflects the Trump Administration’s commitment to the revitalization and resilience of western North Carolina,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. -
Mecklenburg County Community Support Services has released the 2025 State of Housing Instability and Homelessness Report.The annual number of people who stayed in emergency shelters, safe havens, or transitional housing increased 6% from fiscal year 2024. As of June 2025, there were 2,404 people experiencing homelessness in Mecklenburg County, down 14% from last year. But the number of people experiencing homelessness for the first time in 2024 increased 11%.The report says more than 77% of the low-cost housing stock available in 2015 was lost by 2024. Several factors were involved, including redevelopment, a focus on construction of high-end housing, rising construction costs, and rental price increases. -
The Charlotte Hornets lost to the Houston Rockets on Thursday night 105-101. After the game, point guard LaMelo Ball was asked about his traffic accident Wednesday at the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets. He said he’s glad everyone was OK."Uh, it’s unfortunate just everybody cool, so just blessings. God is great," he said.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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CMS partners with Ascension Community Development Corporation to set aside two dozens homes for CMS educators. S.C. lawmakers consider a bill to put guardrails on data center growth. UNC Charlotte names Kevin White as Athletic Director. The Leandro school funding case continues to be in statis, two years since it was last heard in court.
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