David Boraks
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NCDOT says it will work with community partners to address food deserts on Charlotte’s west side in an effort to get support for toll lanes. The North Carolina General Assembly is back in session and making changes to the recently passed budget bill, and honeybee-killing yellow-legged hornets are spotted near Matthews. What you should keep an eye out for.
Nick de la Canal
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's Internal Affairs Division is investigating following the arrest of Officer Seth Elliott. -
North Carolina’s $35M in funding for east Charlotte’s Katie Blessing Center addresses a critical shortage of psychiatric beds. But political donations tied to its backers are drawing scrutiny. -
A retired guardsman who says NC National Guard repeatedly tried to silence his critical Facebook posts claims victory in legal settlement. -
A dozen Republican candidates in South Carolina have filed to run in the special election for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by the late Lindsey Graham.
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NC Senate advances a pair of elections bills, shortening early voting period in primaries and special elections among a slew of other changes. -
Less than a month after state lawmakers passed a long-overdue budget, they're making changes to the spending plan. -
NC Transportation Secretary Daniel Johnson on Tuesday sent a letter pledging $300 million in community benefits to west Charlotte if the Interstate 77 toll lanes are built. -
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is joining a coalition of two dozen Democratic-led states in a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency over plans that could withhold counterterrorism funding from states.
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The N.C. Department of Transportation is offering a sweeping community benefits package that could total as much as $300 million as it seeks support for the proposed Interstate 77 toll lanes project, which would run from south of uptown Charlotte to the South Carolina border. -
The Fort Mill School District is calling for “immediate and decisive” action following York County’s decision against the controversial Silfab Solar plant located near two district schools.
