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The N.C. DOT and Gaston County planners are widening 10 miles of I-85 — without toll lanes.
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bridgesward/PixabayCharlotte is growing, but the construction industry is facing headwinds as they try to keep up. The industry is staring down a mix of challenges from rising costs, tariffs and workforce shortages. There's also opportunities, like how to implement artificial intelligence. We check in on an industry navigating change in a constantly evolving region. -
Palmer Magri/WFAENearly two years ago, Hurricane Helene devastated portions of the Carolinas. Since then, a change in administrations in Washington and a budget standoff in Raleigh have led to confusion and frustration. Access to resources has often been difficult. Hear the conversation we had about that and resiliency during WFAEs Carolina’s Climate Summit.
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State elections board approves new rules to flag “potential noncitizen” voters. Critics fear the new rules will remove eligible voters from North Carolina voter rolls. -
A 32-year-old man died Sunday after being struck by a Charlotte Area Transit System light rail train near North Tryon Street and Orr Road, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said. -
A recent North Carolina Supreme Court ruling confirms the state’s constitutional duty to support students in public schools, but wipes out years of court orders to enforce it. -
As the U.S. Department of Education retools accreditation standards, veterans want more protection from predatory G.I. Bill practices. -
The UNC Charlotte Center for Migration and Diaspora Studies hosted a two-day conference in uptown Charlotte focused on migration and the local impacts of federal immigration enforcement. -
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is calling for an investigation of a charter school. It follows weeks of turmoil and a leadership collapse that left families uncertain about the school’s future.
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DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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The company behind a proposed east Charlotte data center has asked Charlotte City Council to delay a public hearing. Legionnaires’ disease cases in North Carolina rose roughly 50% last year and most of North and South Carolina remains in severe or extreme drought.
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