Tony Mecia | Charlotte Ledger
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Some local leaders say a new 4-lane road across the Catawba to Gaston County from Charlotte would ease traffic on both sides of the river. Critics say it would lead to more sprawl.
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Q&A: There’s a vision for better Charlotte-area transit — and it’s time to move it forward, says the head of the Centralina Regional Council.
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North Carolina law states that if a person owns more than 10% of a company that does business with a city or town, that person can't hold elected office there. Incoming City Council member James Mitchell says he still owns 25% of R.J. Leeper Construction.
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Students and alumni of historically Black colleges are likely to be among the biggest beneficiaries of President Biden’s plan to forgive student loan debt.
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The real estate holding company controlled by Tepper Sports & Entertainment that was building the Carolina Panthers’ Rock Hill headquarters project has filed for bankruptcy protection.
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A former school resource officer at Charlotte's Myers Park High was the responding officer in reports of sexual assault that led to six arrests, according to court documents. The officer had been accused in a lawsuit of downplaying reports of sexual assault. The school's handling of sexual assault accusations has been a major story in Charlotte over the last year.
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StarMed’s voyage from obscurity to Charlotte COVID testing colossus comes from a combination of fortunate timing, acting on hunches and embracing a risk-taking startup mentality.
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Charlotte’s new focus on regionalism brings more people to the table, but can they all agree on a vision? One Union County town awaits more details.
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Rising prices for materials, labor, land acquisition and fuel make construction on road-improvement projects more expensive. North Carolina is $12 billion short on funding planned transportation projects, according to state projections, and that could leave plans for roads, bridges and other infrastructure on the drawing board for years.
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From messaging to strategy to financial projections, the City Council’s discussion this week shows Charlotte’s big transit plan remains a work in progress.