Some people just won’t take no for an answer. Put in that category the Republican candidate for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Jefferson Griffin lost that race to incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs by just 734 votes out of more than 5.5 million cast, which has to hurt. Ask Democrat Cheri Beasley, […]
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Lawmakers in Raleigh override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill that provides relief for those impacted by Hurricane Helene while also stripping power from top state Democrats. Critics have called the bill a power grab disguised as a relief measure. Charlotte City Council has approved a plan to expand flight paths at Charlotte Douglas
On the Charlotte Talks local news roundup, the fallout from Helene continues. Where does the cleanup effort stand? What is the status of the infrastructure in the region? Meanwhile, Election Day is just a few weeks away and early voting begins next week. How do state and local officials plan to make voting accessible to
The proposed tennis complex slated for Charlotte needs funding from local government to go through. We discuss where the project stands after a milestone this week. A crack in a support beam on the largest roller coaster at Carowinds forces it to shut down while repairs are made. A lawsuit against North Carolina House Speaker
On the Local News Roundup, Gov. Roy Cooper signs the new budget into law. The $28 billion budget includes money for teacher raises but no Medicaid expansion. Cooper also vetoed some bills, including one that would have required sheriffs to cooperate with ICE. Two and a half years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the state
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Early voting started Thursday in the election for Charlotte mayor and city council. The election was pushed to July from last year because of delayed census data needed to draw new districts. We’ll talk about who is running and how it’s going. Conversations about safety during large-scale events are top of mind this week for
On the next Charlotte Talks Local News Roundup: Mecklenburg County has not managed to keep its COVID-19 positivity rate low enough for long enough to remove the county mask mandate. We’ll get an update on where the county stands on COVID-19 trends and hospitalizations. Gov. Roy Cooper says he’ll sign the North Carolina legislature’s budget bill
It was only a few weeks ago that North Carolina’s rate for positive COVID-19 tests was below 2%. But the spread of the delta variant sent the positivity rate above 10% this week — the first time since February it crossed that threshold. Gov. Roy Cooper and others said the worsening metrics were the result of COVID-19
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The CDC says vaccinated people can go out and about and leave their mask at home. But health officials strongly recommend unvaccinated people keep wearing their masks. Our political contributor, Mary C. Curtis, gives us her take in the video above.
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CHARLOTTE, NC — President Joe Biden says all adults will be eligible to receive a covid-19 vaccine by April 19. The date is almost two weeks earlier than the previous deadline may first. The news comes as North Carolina makes vaccinations available to anyone 16 and older starting Wednesday, April 7. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis has more.
