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WFAE
The Charlotte Area Transit System will launch a wave of service improvements starting next week.Following last year’s vote for the 1-cent local sales tax referendum to fund transit, CATS will roll out the first wave of improvements from its 2055 Transit System Plan next week. That includes the Better Bus Program, aimed at modernizing the bus network through more frequent service, improved reliability, passenger amenities and new routes.
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The Charlotte City Council voted 9-2 Monday to launch a curfew pilot program that, with exceptions, requires anyone under 18 to be home by 10 p.m. -
Gov. Josh Stein stopped in east Charlotte Monday to cut the ribbon on the latest DMV Office as the state continues trying to bring down wait times. -
Rising costs are top of mind for older voters heading into the November midterms. A new AARP poll breaks down their other priorities. -
Was fired superintendent Crystal Hill a whistleblower? You can make a strong case that she was. The state's whistleblower statute prohibits an employer from firing employees for reporting misconduct and bars “other retaliation against state employees who report violations of law, fraud, misappropriation, danger, or gross mismanagement, waste, or abuse of authority. “ -
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley is criticizing polling that shows him far behind former Gov. Roy Cooper. -
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It's not just candidates on the ballot for North Carolinians this midterm election. Voters will also decide on three constitutional amendments. They affect state income taxes, property taxes, and voter ID. We break down why these issues are on the ballot and what you need to know as you make a decision. -
A week of ins and outs. The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization reverses their initial rejection of NCDOT’s I-77 toll lanes so, they’re in. CMS Superintendent Crystal Hill, though, is out. The school board fired her and Stephanie Sneed stepped down as chair with some board members saying the board is broken. Those stories and more with our roundtable of reporters. -
The Charlotte area’s regional transportation board voted Wednesday to reverse an earlier decision and support the state’s plan to install privately managed toll lanes on an 11-mile stretch of Interstate 77. -
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