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It’s time for a fact check of North Carolina politics. This week, we’re looking at a claim that you've probably heard a lot in the long-running disputes about teacher pay. In a statement issued on Oct. 29, state Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton wrote, “North Carolina teachers are already the lowest paid teachers in the South.” For more, Paul Specht of WRAL joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry.
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Border Patrol in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Nick de la Canal/WFAEU.S. Customs and Border Protection arrests hundreds of people in Charlotte, pulling them from cars, chasing them down streets. Homeland Security and Republican lawmakers say it’s making us safer by removing criminals from our streets, yet we haven’t been informed of any of the charges against those they’ve detained. These arrests have spread elsewhere in the state. Details on the week of operations. -
Nick de la Canal/WFAEWhen the longest government shutdown in history ended, food assistance for 42 million Americans was restored. But the temporary and unnecessary suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may have long-lasting impacts — and there are new restrictions to those benefits. We look at SNAP, how it started, why it’s needed, who it serves and more.
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SNAP benefits are temporarily suspended. In North Carolina, about 1.4 million residents depend on SNAP assistance.
LOCAL NEWS
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Three-judge panel hears case from Craven Co. eye doctor, asking them to decide whether NC law limiting health services is constitutional. -
Consumers might not notice higher turkey costs because grocery chains are subsidizing them more than in past years. -
A Greensboro church is now home to a weekday mobile opioid clinic aimed at breaking down barriers to care. -
Last year, the number of jobs in North Carolina’s economy grew by about 1%. But growth in clean energy employment outpaced other sectors, according to a new report. -
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Federal officials claim more than 370 arrests but provide little information on who they detained, where they are held or what crimes were charged.
NATION & WORLD
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Charlotte officials say Operation Charlotte's Web is ending. The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security says more than 370 have been arrested since the crackdown began Saturday. N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson is warning people to beware of immigration scams. The treasurer of a parent teacher organization in Union County has been charged with embezzlement.
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