For more than 30 years, Charlotte and other municipalities have set goals to ensure their contractors hire minority- and women-owned businesses. But a provision in the state budget approved this month ends the ability of local governments to require participation by minority- and women-owned businesses in public contracts, a change that could have far-reaching effects across North Carolina.

The county is set to vote on whether to reverse its rejection of the I-77 toll lane project, and we’ll see which way he’s leaning. Plus, the state finally has a budget — after a long delay — and we’ll look at how the county dealt with the uncertainty surrounding it. We’ll also get into data centers, finances, the immigration crackdown and more with Mecklenburg County Commission Chair Mark Jerrell.

South Carolina lawmakers remained at an impasse over the state budget Tuesday after more than six hours of negotiations failed to produce a compromise, extending a budget stalemate that has lasted three weeks.

Cabarrus County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday night to place $400 million in education bonds on the November ballot.

Rail advocates say some legislators didn’t want to commit the money because of a delay on the federal side.

Data shows broadly who was and will be removed from voter rolls.

The newly enacted state budget includes bonuses for state employees, but the money won't appear in paychecks until late September.

Cabarrus County commissioners are moving forward with plans to ask voters to approve up to $400 million in general obligation bonds for public education projects in the November general election.

Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, said she plans to run for South Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat with President Donald Trump’s blessing.

The Department of Homeland Security recently released information indicating that the total was 1,599. There are about 7.8 million registered voters in the state.