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On the next Charlotte Talks local news roundup, the CMS board rejects Superintendent Crystal Hill’s proposed budget, leaving her to question how to proceed with little direction. Gaston and Cabarrus County schools join others in canceling classes Friday as teachers protest in Raleigh for higher pay. A bill to protect immigrant students from immigration enforcement is filed in the state House, and Duke Energy proposes a June rate increase. -
A new bill filed Tuesday in the North Carolina House would expand protections for immigrant students in public schools. -
A summit in Charlotte this weekend aims to provide a platform for educators of color to learn how to support students amid political pressure. -
A Medicaid funding bill moving quickly through the North Carolina General Assembly with broad bipartisan support includes a provision raising concerns among advocates for immigrants.
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Charlotte is growing, but the construction industry is facing headwinds as they try to keep up. The industry is staring down a mix of challenges from rising costs, tariffs and workforce shortages. There's also opportunities, like how to implement artificial intelligence. We check in on an industry navigating change in a constantly evolving region. -
The UNC Charlotte Center for Migration and Diaspora Studies hosted a two-day conference in uptown Charlotte focused on migration and the local impacts of federal immigration enforcement. -
Nearly half of all people detained by federal immigration agents during "Operation Charlotte's Web" last November had no criminal record, according to new data obtained by the Deportation Data Project. -
Dozens of residents spoke out at a Concord City Council meeting Thursday night against a possible immigration detention center in the area. -
A man was detained by ICE agents last month outside a Mecklenburg County social services office while dropping off his pregnant wife for an appointment. -
Young Latino voters in Mecklenburg County turned out in higher numbers in this month’s primary election, but participation is still low in the Latino community as a whole.
