Mecklenburg County commissioners are beginning their annual budget process, with advocates urging increased spending on child care and public schools as federal and state funding pressures grow.
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Immigration enforcement is typically a federal responsibility, but in recent years, sheriffs have increasingly been pushed to cooperate with ICE, turning immigration into a major issue in sheriff races across North Carolina.
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State officials outline next steps to spending federal funds to improve care in rural communities as lawmakers raise concerns about equity.
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Six months after the deaths of local cyclists Lennie Antonelli and Jacob Hill, the community is working to channel their grief into advocacy.
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For the first time, North Carolina has more registered Republicans than Democrats. The meat continues to be in the middle with unaffiliated voters — the largest group of voters. We’re also witnessing more candidates change their party affiliation. How will all that, plus gerrymandered maps, impact the midterms in our state? We examine this changing landscape.
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‘It’s too fast:’ State leaders are worried about how the new federal changes, including work eligibility, will affect North Carolinians.
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North Carolina needs $5 million for the federal government to provide $125 million for the SUN Bucks program. It helps feed more than a million kids.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper campaigned in Charlotte Thursday at a health care roundtable.
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After months of uncertainty over the fate of hundreds of homes, FEMA greenlit a small batch of properties for acquisition in Buncombe and Henderson County.
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Reconstituted Republican-dominated NC State Board of Elections cuts voting sites and Sunday voting favored by Democrats in several counties.
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A former information technology employee is suing the town of Mooresville, alleging he was wrongfully terminated after reporting the existence of security footage allegedly showing Mayor Chris Carney walking through the Town Hall hallways late at night without pants on.