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State lawmakers are calling for stronger efforts to investigate fraud and abuse in North Carolina's Medicaid system. A state House committee held a nearly three-hour hearing Thursday on the topic, questioning Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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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. -
JMTURNER/Wikimedia CommonsThe North Carolina General Assembly’s short session starts Tuesday, and a proposal to cap property tax increases has Mecklenburg leaders on edge. Meanwhile, CMPD just dropped first-quarter crime stats and separate new data shows nearly half those arrested in last year's Charlotte Border Patrol operation had no criminal record. Also, after an overtime win on Tuesday, the Hornets face the Orlando Magic on Friday night, fighting for a final playoff spot.
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LOCAL NEWS
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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. -
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. -
Duke Energy has already requested steep rate increases starting next year to cover the cost of building new infrastructure. This week, the utility filed to raise rates again to cover fuel and power costs. -
The company operates a wireless communications tower and small data storage facility on 58 acres near the Reedy Creek Nature Preserve. It plans to expand those operations on-site by building a data center that would sell server space to small- to medium-sized businesses. -
With NC lawmakers set to begin a new session April 21, a cannabis council hopes to make legalizing marijuana use for adults under tight regulation part of the discussion.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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The N.C. Board of Elections approves a new process to determine whether voters are citizens. S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster calls for an investigation of a charter school. A judge has ruled that video of Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney wandering city hall sans trousers must be released to the public. Charlotte Water asks residents to limit non-essential water usage.
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