Sen. Sydney Batch, D-Wake, says the close partisan split after last week's election will stop Republicans from passing bills with no input from Democrats. She spoke with WUNC News on Monday.

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Turnout in Mecklenburg County was 45% in the 2022 midterms, compared with 52% this year.

In North Carolina, Democrats picked up seats that were considered reliably red before or had even been gerrymandered by GOP leaders. In a district covering part of Mecklenburg County, a Democrat and first-time political candidate, LaKesha Womack, even unseated one of North Carolina’s most powerful politicians, Republican Tim Moore — in a U.S. House district he redrew to be more GOP-friendly before running for the seat.

Charlotte City Council is expected to vote Monday on a new 10-year airline use and lease agreement for Charlotte Douglas International Airport that would support more than $20 billion in airport improvements and development.

RTI International, based in Research Triangle Park, recently produced a report that looks at ways to create new opportunities for coastal North Carolina businesses.

State transportation officials have reopened a community engagement center as they move forward with the I-77 South toll lanes project.

The 2026 midterms are now over.That means the 2028 presidential contest on both sides of the political party aisle has officially started.On Thursday, Democratic Sen. Cory Booker was first out of the gate, announcing two trips to South Carolina this month, starting with a Friday trip to Sumter, where he'll speak at a NAACP banquet.

Mecklenburg County has reopened Jail North, once a juvenile facility, and plans to take federal inmates. Where juveniles go has not been worked out yet.

Charlotte Mayor Rob Harrington is proposing a new Interstate 77 toll lanes working group to help ensure west Charlotte receives $300 million in community benefits promised by the N.C. Department of Transportation.On Thursday, the department also provided details on how the $300 million could be spent.Under the proposal, at least $150 million would go toward a concrete cap over a portion of the highway near uptown. The state would also invest in addressing food deserts and a lack of recreation space in surrounding neighborhoods.City Council member Joi Mayo said she supports leaving flexibility in how those goals are pursued.“I like the fact that we were a bit vague in some of our wording, so food insecurity doesn’t necessarily have to be grocery stores. We can think outside the box,” Mayo said. “It could be farms, community co-ops. It could be so many other things.”City Council is expected to vote Monday on creating the new working group.