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Members of the group New Generation of African American philanthropists will travel Friday from Charlotte to Alabama for a three-day pilgrimage focused on the Civil Rights Movement.
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James Farrell / WFAELeadership changes and questions about how Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is governed have raised public concerns. We unpack the latest developments and explain what we know — and what we still don’t. -
Steve Harrison/WFAEFlashback to 2024. Republicans hammered Democrats on affordability. Now, it’s the Democrats’ turn. Two years ago, Democrats pushed social issues like abortion rights and democracy and lost. This year, Republicans are on the defensive about the cost of living and are talking about crime and transgender athletes. It’s a flip-flop of strategies by both parties, and the question is: Will it work the same way?
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ABM cabin cleaner Colleen Coates died on the job last month, with advocates and co-workers pointing to extreme heat as a contributing factor. Workers are demanding that company management “start taking their concerns about safety, harassment, verbal abuse and intimidation seriously” after the incident. -
Hattie "Chatty Hatty" Leeper, who died Tuesday at 98, was North Carolina's first Black female radio announcer. -
The move comes a day after a Superior Court judge denied the State Health Plan's request for a temporary restraining order against Atrium's new pricing plan. -
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board says it will create a working group charged with implementing recommendations that came out of its two-month investigation into former Superintendent Crystal HIll. -
The North Carolina State Board of Elections this week sent letters to nearly 1,400 registered voters flagged as potential noncitizens. -
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A Wake County Superior Court judge denied the State Health Plan's request for a temporary restraining order against Atrium's proposed plan to charge state employees less for services. -
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is warning gas retailers that they must pass along savings from the temporary suspension of the state’s gas tax.The state’s 41-cent-per-gallon tax on gasoline and diesel was suspended Saturday and will remain suspended through Nov. 30 under a law passed by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Josh Stein.
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