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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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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Longleaf PoliticsPat McCrory is one of the most consequential and polarizing political figures in North Carolina history. From mayor of Charlotte to governor of North Carolina, McCrory spent nearly two decades shaping the city before a turbulent term as governor that transformed his career and public image. Journalist and columnist Andrew Dunn focuses on McCrory’s rise, reckoning and legacy in the book, “The Change Agent.” -
"With Honor"/CourtesyPolitical division is rampant. But what if courage, not just compromise, could help bring us back together? Marine Corps veteran and author Rye Barcott explores what we can learn from ten veterans who put principle ahead of party.
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Election board members who shared fringe theories and disinformation now make decisions on elections administration. -
This week's fact check of North Carolina politics looks at a claim about former Gov. Roy Cooper, who is the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. In a social media post earlier this month, the Republican National Committee said, “54% of North Carolina commercial driver’s licenses were issued illegally to foreign nationals. More Americans are put in harm's way every day because of Democrat Governor Roy Cooper.” -
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. -
Parents who want to take their children out of a transgender teacher's class at a Wake County elementary school say they weren't given the option — and they're arguing it's their right. They cite recent Supreme Court decisions. -
Rising costs are top of mind for older voters heading into the November midterms. A new AARP poll breaks down their other priorities. -
The Census Bureau has proposed rules that could change who is counted in the 2030 Census, raising concerns among North Carolina nonprofit leaders. -
The five-year sunset of price caps draws criticism. Atrium deal for WakeMed still needs approval from the North Carolina attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission. -
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. “
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