In a vote on Tuesday, the CMS School Board fires Superintendent Crystal Hill. Then, the fate of the I-77 toll lanes: After public opposition, the project was voted down. But the state passed a law requiring local governments to repay millions to the N.C. Department of Transportation if that vote stands. That has some municipalities rethinking their decisions. We hear from leaders in the region about what comes next, and about how Charlotte reached its decision.

North Carolina’s Supreme Court currently has a 5-to-2 Republican majority, and just one of those seats will be on the ballot this November. Justice Anita Earls, a Democrat, faces former N.C. Rep. Sarah Stevens, a Republican who stepped down from the legislature earlier this year.

Charlotte City Council members voted 7-4 Monday to support the state's plans to add toll lanes to Interstate 77, a move that makes the controversial $4 billion project virtually certain to move forward.

Cabarrus County Commissioner Larry Pittman has announced his resignation, effective Sept. 30, as he prepares to move to eastern North Carolina.

Dr. Annie Andrews is a pediatrician and mother from Charleston. She is the Democratic candidate running for the open U.S. Senate seat in South Carolina. No Democrat has won a Senate seat in S.C. since 1998. She discusses her hopes to flip the seat.

It’s time for a fact check of North Carolina politics. This week, we take a closer look at President Donald Trump’s campaign rally last week in Gastonia, where he appeared in support of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley. Trump and Whatley repeatedly attacked Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and former Gov. Roy Cooper over crime. Paul Specht of WRAL joins WFAE’s Marshall Terry.

The Charlotte City Council voted 7-4 Monday to support the Interstate 77 toll lanes.

Vice President J.D. Vance was at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro Monday to rally support for U.S. Senate Candidate Michael Whatley, who is locked in a tight race with former Gov. Roy Cooper.

Braxton Winston went from joining his first protest after the 2016 police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott to serving six years on Charlotte City Council. Ten years later, he reflects on what changed in Charlotte — and himself.

From proposed constitutional amendments about taxes and voter ID to a range of local referendums, 2026 NC voters will face ballot questions.