When someone dies unexpectedly in North Carolina, it can take months, or even more than a year, before a required autopsy is completed. An investigation by The Charlotte Observer and The Raleigh News and Observer found that autopsy delays in North Carolina have grown significantly worse over the past decade. We talked to The Charlotte Observer’s Ames Alexander, one of the reporters who wrote the story.
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Interns from Into the Fields appealed to state senators to oppose HB10, a bill that would obligate sheriffs to collaborate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Top Republicans in the state Senate have filed major changes to the state’s election laws.
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County commissioners gave their preliminary approval to Mecklenburg’s $2.3 billion budget Thursday morning in a straw vote session. One item that commissioners are split on, however, is Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ request for a $2.5 billion bond package, which won approval in the budget by one vote.
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A newly constructed historic march route will remember the base's former name and the soldiers who served there.
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In North Carolina, only Republican Representative Dan Bishop voted against the bill to raise the debt ceiling, saying Republicans received merely "cosmetic" measures in the deal.
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Summer Lucille, founder of the Juicy Body Goddess boutique located in Northlake Mall, launched her store because she wanted her fashion to reflect who she was as a plus-size woman. Now she's a social media sensation.
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After years in the making, Charlotte’s new Unified Development Ordinance takes effect today. The new regulations are designed to guide future growth in Charlotte. This and more in this week's BizWorthy.
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Last summer, Charlotte Area Transit System recommended that the Silver Line pass through uptown by using Lynx Blue Line and Gold Line streetcar tracks. It said that route would save money and have the most riders and the most economic development potential. Six months later, CATS said something entirely different.
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The state Senate voted 38-11 Wednesday to legalize online sports betting and betting on horse races in North Carolina and took a final vote Thursday.
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Republican lawmakers said they are considering ideas about altering such state election laws as same-day registration and absentee-by-mail voting. No measure is imminent.
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North Carolina state lawmakers are considering creating a licensing process for music therapists.
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The chemical company's union election takes place Thursday and Friday.
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