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Raki McGregor, who chairs the BPC's transportation committee, said how council members act on I-77 could influence endorsements in the 2027 elections.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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North Carolina General AssemblyA report this week revealed Rep. Alma Adams was investigated and cleared by a House committee for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a staffer, the North Carolina General Assembly starts its short session, drought continues across the Carolinas, and the Panthers prepare for the NFL draft. -
Layna Hong/WFAESocial prescribing is changing how health care is traditionally thought of by linking patients to community-based activities to address stress, loneliness and overall well-being. Through partnerships at hospitals and museums, Charlotte is beginning to explore how creative expression can support mental and physical health. We explore how social prescribing works and the research behind it.
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LOCAL NEWS
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A summit in Charlotte this weekend aims to provide a platform for educators of color to learn how to support students amid political pressure. -
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education will hold an emergency virtual meeting on Friday at 11:30 a.m. to consider modifying the academic calendar ahead of the planned rally for public school funding in Raleigh on May 1. -
Even with additional challenges, some candidates for local offices in NC choose to run without a party affiliation. -
The rezoning petitioner requested that City Council defer the public hearing to next month. Residents still showed up outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center to protest. -
As the state’s drought approaches eight months, local utilities are already feeling the strain. In Charlotte, voluntary water restrictions have been instated for the first time in three years. -
Charlotte FC went to Orlando on Wednesday night looking for a road win against the last-place team in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference, but left with a 4-1 loss.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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N.C. lawmakers reach a deal to fund Medicaid through the end of June. The town of Mooresville appeals a judges ruling that it release video of Mayor Chris Carney at town hall without pants. Candy company Ferrara plans a major expansion in S.C. Seventy thousand gallons of sewage and runoff spills into Lake Wylie.
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