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Every five years, the city updates its plan to reduce carbon pollution and energy usage. Charlotte City Council got its first look at the updated plan during Monday’s meeting.
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Stein campaignConstitutionally, North Carolina’s governor has little power compared to other states. Recently, the Republican-controlled General Assembly has made moves to take away even more power. While legal questions about these moves remain, we look at what these attempts mean for the future of how our state government operates. -
On the next Charlotte Talks, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has asked for federal recognition for decades. Could the Trump administration be the answer?
Here's a quick explanation of how public media funding works and what impact a profound realignment of that funding may have on public radio and television in our region and across the country.
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LOCAL NEWS
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A bipartisan effort to combat fentanyl and money laundering is being spearheaded by attorneys general in the Carolinas. -
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained a man Monday just before he could drop his child off at an east Charlotte school. -
Brown wrote on Facebook over the weekend that the city will pay Police Chief Johnny Jennings $300,000 to settle a potential lawsuit over threatening text messages sent by former City Council member Tariq Bokhari. -
For a variety of businesses in western N.C., a bustling summer tourism season is sorely needed to balance their books. -
Gov. Josh Stein announced Monday that Genentech, one of the world’s premier biotechnology companies, will invest $700 million to build a new manufacturing plant in Holly Springs — southeast of Raleigh — creating 400 jobs.
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The Charlotte Checkers downed the Providence Bruins 5-2 on Sunday at Bojangles Coliseum, wrapping up their second round Calder Cup Playoff Series three games to two. The Checkers now move on to the Atlantic Division Finals against the Hershey Bears, the top seed and the two-time defending American Hockey League champions. The best-of-five series starts in Charlotte Friday and Saturday.
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This week on SouthBound, we replay host Tommy Tomlinson's 2023 conversation with Texas singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen. Keen talks about his beginnings as a musician, his decision to stop touring full time, and his Hill Country retreat where he goes to write songs. -
Host Tommy Tomlinson's guest on this week’s SouthBound is Tom Acitelli, who has a new book “The Golden Age of Beer,” that features a different beer style for every week of the year. Acitelli grew up in Charlotte and talks to Tommy about some of his favorite Southern beers.
Get behind-the-scenes insight and analysis about what’s happening in local and statewide politics from political reporter Steve Harrison.
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