Allison Chipps
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Queens University News Service
In Charlotte, the most important decisions aren’t always made under the bright lights of a full council vote. Instead, they begin in quieter rooms — inside committees of the Charlotte City Council — where fewer people are watching and even fewer know how to speak up.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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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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LOCAL NEWS
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On Thursday, Aggie Nation will engage in acts of service as a tribute to Jackson, who was an alumnus of the school. The civil rights advocate and icon died in February. -
Ken Koontz talks about the evolution of local news as communities come together for the inaugural Local News Day, held two weeks ago. -
Police say a planned fight escalated into a shooting involving multiple young people at Leinbach Park in Winston-Salem Monday morning. -
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.
NATION & WORLD
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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