The state of South Carolina is trying to unravel a mystery. Just where did $1.8 billion that’s sitting in a state account come from? And where should the money go? South Carolina Public Radio's Maayan Schechter has been following this story and joined us on Morning Edition to talk about it.
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On the next Charlotte Talks, a conversation with three of the nine members of the Mecklenburg County Commission — about the challenges they face and their goals and priorities.
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Dan Bishop and Jeff Jackson are running for North Carolina attorney general.
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When Drew Kromer became chair of the Mecklenburg Democratic Party last year, he had ambitious goals. Kromer found an unlikely benefactor: Jeff Blum, a 77-year-old New Yorker with Massachusetts ties who is a longtime Democratic Party organizer.
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Picture this scenario: You’ve lost a loved one and inherited that person’s home. But while you are still grieving the loss, you’re informed the state is seizing that property you just inherited. It can happen if your loved one was on Medicaid, as one Charlotte family found out — the hard way.
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Donald Trump had to cancel his first planned rally since the start of his criminal hush money trial because of a storm Saturday evening in North Carolina.
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President Biden has expressed support for the House foreign aid package. It now heads to the Senate, where it is also expected to pass.
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The bill, now advancing to the Senate, represents the most serious threat yet to the video app used by half of Americans.
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The legislation extends for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA.
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North Carolina Disability Rights sued North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services Thursday in federal court, saying that long waits for mental health care violate the civil rights of incarcerated people.
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On this week's local news roundup: homicides are up in Charlotte this year by 31%. A new development is coming to Ballantyne with housing and a new school. Plus – the popular grocery store Wegmans is coming. Those stories and more.