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Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson this afternoon released an 80-second video in which he preemptively denied a negative report by CNN. Robinson also said he’s not dropping out of the race for governor.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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www.facebook.com/robinsonforncAnother week, another vote on transit. New details in the Asha Degree missing person’s case. Plus, after two losses to open the season, the Carolina Panthers bench Bryce Young. -
Illustrated by Ryan Miller, Atkins LibraryOn the next Charlotte Talks, we’re off to see the wizard and talk to many of the people responsible for bringing all the Oz characters to life in books, movies and musicals.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Federal programs are pushing states to ensure access to electric vehicle charging stations every fifty miles along national highways. In Charlotte, the city aims to electrify its fleet by 2030. An EV-charger developer opened its U.S. headquarters in Charlotte Thursday to help meet the growing demand for EV-charging infrastructure. -
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction released school performance data the first week of September. The state saw a slight decrease in "D" and "F" school grades this year. But even in celebrating that trend, state education officials made a point to talk about the issues with how these grades are calculated. North Carolina uses two measures: 80% of a school’s grade is based on test scores, and 20% is based on how much growth students make. But for the last two years, NCDPI has been working to change that model. -
The Journey Art Exhibit and Competition in Charlotte offers a look at the journeys of immigrants and refugees to the U.S. and North Carolina. -
The Carolina Panthers replaced former No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young with veteran quarterback Andy Dalton for this weekend’s game. Following that move, trade rumors have begun but during a press conference head coach Dave Canales said that’s not in the team’s plans.
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The Charlotte area has seen a drop in home sales as both the median and average sales price rise: Home sales fell by more than 8% in August compared to the same month last year regionwide.
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Mecklenburg County Commissioners voted 6-3 on Tuesday night to ask the North Carolina General Assembly for authority to put a one-cent sales tax on the ballot in Nov. 2025 to fund the Red Line commuter rail to northern Mecklenburg and Mooresville, as well as other road and transportation projects like the Silver Line light rail. County Manager Dena Diorio told commissioners the vote is not the end of the process.
NATION & WORLD
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to author Alice Driver. She spent years talking to injured and debilitated workers at Tyson chicken plants in Arkansas, and wrote a book about it called “Life and Death of the American Worker.” -
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to author Valerie Bauerlein, who has written the definitive account of the Alex Murdaugh murder case in South Carolina. Her book is called “The Devil at His Elbow,” and she traces the Murdaugh family’s saga of crime and power back for more than 100 years.
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