Thousands of protesters are hitting the streets today as part of a nationwide “Good Trouble Lives On” movement. WFAE spoke with protestors to understand what got them out the door.
CHANGING OF THE GUARD
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Candidate filing for this fall’s elections is wrapping up — we look at who's running. Attorney General Jeff Jackson has filed lawsuits against the Trump administration over education funding cuts. And Charlotte has been named the host city for next year's MLS All-Star Game.
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You may be vacationing, but the folks at CMS are hard at work getting ready for the next school year. It’s just around the corner and before the bell rings, we spend an hour with CMS Superintendent Dr. Crystal Hill to discuss the many concerns the district will face, including the presence of ICE agents, absenteeism, and the issue of frozen federal funds.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Riverbend Dog Park offers a space for off-leash antics while the city’s two original parks remain out of commission.
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The so-called "Registration Repair Project" affects about 103,000 voters.
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After Hurricane Helene hit last year, resource hubs popped up around western North Carolina to receive and distribute supplies. Many closed as donations slowed. But in Clyde, Camp Restore Hope is going strong. For now.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools principals are now required to take an immigration webinar. It clarifies what to do if ICE arrives at a school campus, and says ICE agents can enter school property.
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So Charlotte's office market has a problem that's often described as a “flight to quality." That's employers leaving decades-old office buildings in favor of shiny, newer buildings with modern amenities like coffee bars and Instagram walls. Makes sense, right? Especially as a way to lure workers back to the cubicle farms. But is this “flight to quality” really happening? Maybe not quite according to new data. For more on this and other business stories, WFAE’s Marshall Terry is joined by Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter, for our segment BizWorthy.
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Brown and her two adult daughters were indicted in May for allegedly fraudulently receiving $124,000 in COVID-19 relief loans in 2021.
NATION & WORLD
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to author Georgann Eubanks, who traveled the wild South to visit everything from frogs to swans for her new book, “The Fabulous Ordinary.”
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Jeremy Markovich, whose newsletter, the North Carolina Rabbit Hole, covers all manner of strange and wonderful little stories about the Tar Heel state.
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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