Taylor Knopf
/
NC Health News
More court-ordered patients, fewer staffed beds and longer stays have strained a system struggling to keep up with demand for treatment.
Mark Mainz
/
Getty Images North America
WFAE EVENTS
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
-
NASA/Joel KowskyMore than 50 years since the end of NASA’s Apollo program, moon missions are about to start up again. As early as March, Artemis II is expected to take four astronauts to orbit the moon in preparation for a moon landing to come. In advance of next month’s launch, we spend an hour with former shuttle astronaut Winston Scott exploring spaceflight, moon missions and more. -
Gage Skidmore/FlickrDuring his campaign, President Trump denied any knowledge of Project 2025, a 900-page conservative blueprint of policy recommendations drafted by the Heritage Foundation. So far, it has served as the road map to his first year in office, reshaping how the government operates and how power is exercised by the executive branch. We look at the elements of Project 2025 that have been implemented and at what may be coming.
Here's a quick explanation of how public media funding works.
Learn how WFAE is working to serve and reflect our diverse community.
LOCAL NEWS
-
The council reviewed the city's growth and infrastructure needs in a recent meeting. -
Amid rising costs and the expiration of enhanced subsidies, fewer North Carolina residents enrolled in health coverage under the Affordable Care Act for 2026, according to the latest figures from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. -
The N.C. General Assembly provided a total of $96 million for flood mitigation projects in 2021. So far, the state has spent just under half of that money. -
Hundreds marched through uptown Charlotte over the weekend in a local demonstration against the Islamic Republic in Iran. -
On Thursday, the EPA repealed the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which identified six greenhouse gases — including carbon dioxide and methane — as public health threats and provided the foundation for federal regulators to enforce greenhouse gas emission standards with the auto industry. -
Viewed one way, Monday’s hearing on crime in Charlotte was a huge success for Republican state legislators.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
-
Lowe's Home Improvement is cutting around 600 corporate jobs. Hundreds march through uptown Charlotte against the Islamic Republic in Iran. Drought conditions worsen across N.C. Huntersville-based 23/XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick wins the Daytona 500.
Climate & Environment
Keep WFAE strong as we adjust to the loss of federal support.
Get behind-the-scenes insight and analysis about what’s happening in local and statewide politics from political reporter Steve Harrison.
View and submit corrections to WFAE.