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The long-discussed transit plan may be coming to a ballot near you. The referendum for a one-cent sales tax for transit has one more hurdle to clear: the Mecklenburg County Commission. If they say yes, you’ll be asked to vote on it in November. But not everyone is on board for what has been described as a once-in-a-generation opportunity. We’ll talk about pros and cons.
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September Dawn Bottoms for NPRThere could be about a million 'orphan' oil and gas wells across the U.S. As they age, they can leak greenhouse gases or unhealthy chemicals. -
Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesThe leaders of Japan and South Korea were the first to get letters on Monday that informed them of the new tariff rates.
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Services that split up payments into installments are increasingly popular, especially among young and low-to-middle income shoppers. But now the FICO credit scoring company will be tracking that debt. -
Language added to House Bill 96 makes clear that county and municipal governments cannot regulate pet shops. Some lawmakers say that's a boost to shops that sell animals from puppy mills. -
American Airlines showcased new technology Wednesday to rescue customers' connections as summer travel season reaches its peak. -
The door has now been slammed on door-to-door sales in the town of Pineville. In a 3-2 vote last month, the town council ended an ordinance allowing only some solicitations. The Ledger's Tony Mecia and WFAE's Marshall Terry discuss this, and other business stories, on this week's BizWorthy. -
The county and Army Corps of engineers offered contradictory information as to why the debris removal has come to a halt. -
The athleisure brand is accusing Costco of selling knockoffs of several of its signature designs and offering them at a lower price under the wholesale club giant's Kirkland Signature brand. -
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein and the Workforce and Apprenticeship Council outline their first report today at Central Piedmont Community College. -
As the Senate debates the giant tax and spending bill, lawmakers are weighing a Sept. 30 end date for the EV tax credits. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and then go through reconciliation. -
The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe's services won't be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A bankruptcy judge greenlighted the sale of the remnants of the firm, including its wealth of genetic data, to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki. -
Canada scrapped a digital services tax that would have hit U.S. tech companies such as Google and Amazon after President Trump halted trade talks and threatened higher tariffs on Canadian imports.
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