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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Nick de la Canal/WFAELegislative leaders break the impasse on the budget. That means state employees and teachers may finally get a raise. In the race to replace Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, calls have come for a Black person to fill that slot. Charlotte City Council withdraws its support for the I-77 toll lanes, and the CMS board approves its $2.1 billion budget. -
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LOCAL NEWS
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State lawmakers released a one-page document this week outlining their proposed salary schedule for North Carolina teachers. Here's what we know. -
The N.C. Environmental Management Commission underwent a political shift in 2023. In 2024, regulators proposed a monitoring and minimization approach after a lobbyist group asked them to do so. -
The regulations being considered right now are called the PFAS and 1,4 Dioxane Monitoring and Minimization Plans, respectively. Supporters say they're confident this voluntary approach will result in reductions. -
The Lejeune Justice Project is mobilizing to force federal policy to catch up with modern science. Founded by Marine spouse Lauren Merrell, the organization’s fight is born from the harrowing medical ordeal of her husband, Luis Martinez Junior. He was a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1984 to 1987. The base stands as one of the worst public drinking water contamination disasters in American history. -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill and her staff presented their 2026-27 budget request to Mecklenburg County Commissioners on Wednesday. -
As pipes continue to break down in the French Broad Watershed, advocates and community members say the company is ignoring their requests for help.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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The S.C. Supreme Court overturns Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction. Charlotte City Council calls a special meeting today to further discuss the I-77 toll lane project. CMS schedules an emergency closed meeting to discuss personnel matters Wednesday; speculation swirls around Superintendent Crystal Hill's job. A major gas explosion and fire breaks out in Matthews.
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