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Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles agreed to move up a discussion of the controversial project to the City Council's retreat on March 2.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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NASA/Joel KowskyMore than 50 years since the end of NASA’s Apollo program, moon missions are about to start up again. As early as March, Artemis II is expected to take four astronauts to orbit the moon in preparation for a moon landing to come. In advance of next month’s launch, we spend an hour with former shuttle astronaut Winston Scott exploring spaceflight, moon missions and more. -
PixabayWith early voting underway and turnout reportedly higher than normal, we look at the role North Carolina is likely to play nationally. And we examine some of the twists and turns already injected into this year’s elections, such as the 240,000 voters who received a letter stating their registration lacked certain required information.
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LOCAL NEWS
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In fall 2024, the Charlotte City Council debated whether to back the N.C. Department of Transportation’s controversial plan to partner with a private developer to build new express toll lanes on Interstate 77 from uptown to South Carolina. -
Fewer than 20,000 voters participate in a typical state Senate primary, but GOP primary voters in two counties will have a major impact on the power dynamics in the state legislature. -
Nearly every North Carolina county is now in moderate to severe drought as the spring wildfire season ramps up. -
Sunday marked two years since the Leandro school funding case was last heard in court — and the state Supreme Court still has not issued a decision. It’s the latest delay in a case that goes back to 1994 — and nobody really knows what the holdup is. -
UNC Charlotte has reportedly chosen a new athletic director.The State reports Kevin White, currently deputy athletic director at Clemson University, is the pick to lead the 49ers’ athletics program.White has worked at Clemson since 2022, where he oversees football and men’s basketball and has managed day-to-day operations for the athletic department.Charlotte, which competes in the American Athletic Conference, began its search after firing former athletic director Mike Hill in October. -
The Charlotte Hornets returned to the win column Sunday with a 129-112 victory over the Washington Wizards, ending a two-game losing streak.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Nine of the eleven Charlotte City Council members now say they support pausing the I-77 toll lanes project. Three people were injured in a single-engine plane crash at Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport. N.C. Attorney Jeff Jackson says FEMA is ignoring a court order to disburse $200 million in climate resiliency funds.
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