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The South Carolina Senate on Tuesday rejected an effort to redraw the state’s congressional map, dealing a setback to President Trump and House Republicans.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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MicroStockHub/Getty Images/iStockphotoAmerica’s role in the world is changing. The thought used to be that a post-Soviet Russia and a more global China could become more friendly to the West. That has not happened. We hear from New York Times White House and national security correspondent David Sanger about these shifting tides and what they mean. -
HaloMasterMind, CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia CommonsWe examine the constitutional amendment proposals in North Carolina and discuss if they could boost voter participation at the polls. We’ll also get an update from South Carolina on how their redistricting plan has panned out.
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LOCAL NEWS
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After years of being sidelined on transit decisions, Matthews Mayor John Higdon and Charlotte Council member Renee Johnson led a surprise revolt that derailed a $3.2 billion I‑77 toll lane project. -
Republican lawmakers gave a preview of a new teacher pay plan that would significantly raise the floor for starting teacher pay, but teachers say they also worry about the ceiling. -
Six months after the city of Charlotte set aside $100,000 to help households financially impacted by Border Patrol’s November crackdown, the city says none of that money was used. -
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education plans to hire an outside firm to conduct a broad compliance assessment of the district. -
Research from North Carolina State University shows plants can extract rare earth metals from contaminated sites. -
This year’s July Fourth celebrations mark the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence. At the Charlotte Museum of History, a new exhibit is giving community members a closer look at the American Revolution.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Charlotte City Council member James Mitchell makes a bid to be named interim mayor. A no-swim advisory is issued for Island Cove on lake Wylie. Concord and Kannapolis ease some water restrictions. S.C. GOP candidates square off tonight for a third debate.
Get behind-the-scenes insight and analysis about what’s happening in local and statewide politics from political reporter Steve Harrison.
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