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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Joan MarcusOn this Charlotte Talks, we discuss the successful fight for women’s suffrage — the right to vote. We look at the history of the movement and the Broadway musical that celebrates it. -
UNCMore than a year into his term, North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek says he’s working to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in state government. New laws have expanded the auditor’s investigative powers and even given the office a role in shaping election oversight. Boliek joins to discuss his approach to accountability, his growing authority and what it could mean for transparency and governance in North Carolina.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Assistant US attorney Rudy Renfer worked at the office of the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina; the thirty-year legal professional, told a a judge on Tuesday that using AI was the worst decision of his career. -
Gov. Josh Stein, Senate Leader Phil Berger and Speaker of the House Destin Hall announced the plan in a joint press release. The North Carolina Association of Educators is not convinced that a new committee is what public schools need. -
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services officials reiterated their request for $319 million in state funds for Medicaid during a legislative oversight committee meeting on Tuesday. -
As part of Women’s History Month, a forum in Charlotte Tuesday aimed to bring awareness to the alarming stats tied to Black maternal health. -
A federal judge Tuesday dismissed the case of a U.S. citizen detained and charged with a felony for allegedly assaulting Border Patrol agents during its November operation in Charlotte. -
Recount, possibly multiple ones, expected in nailbiter Republican NC Senate primary between Page and Berger. Court challenges could follow.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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CMS weighs a 5% increase to the teacher salary supplement. A federal judge dismisses the case against a U.S. citizen detained and charged with assaulting Border patrol agents in November. The Silfab Solar plant resumes operations after a pair of chemical spills last week.
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