Liz Schlemmer
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WUNC
For the first time in years, more child care programs in North Carolina closed than opened this August.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture will offer 50% of typical benefits in November using a reserve fund. North Carolina was one of the states that sued to require it to use that money amid federal shutdown. -
Polls open Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. and will close at 7:30 p.m. Anyone in line at closing time can vote. -
Democratic Party leaders in Guilford County will meet next week to select a replacement for Rep. Cecil Brockman. The House seat representing the High Point area is vacant after Brockman resigned Friday, citing his recent criminal charges. -
Municipal elections are being held in many North Carolina towns and cities Tuesday, Nov. 4. Here’s what you need to know about what’s on the ballot in Mecklenburg County, what to bring and how to show up at the polls fully prepared. -
One month after House Bill 318 took effect requiring sheriffs to work more closely with ICE, Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden says he’s navigating new challenges. -
More than 63,000 Mecklenburg County voters cast early ballots ahead of Election Day Tuesday. Election officials say that’s up about 50% compared to the municipal election in 2023.
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Work to prevent intimate partner violence, feed families in shelters fleeing abuse or help survivors file for legal protection would not exist on the scale it does today if the federal government stepped back. -
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state. -
The federal program provides food, formula and support to about 262,000 people in North Carolina. -
Local and state government organizations in Tennessee are paying $80,000 a week to keep the park open through Jan. 4.
