Charlotte Mayor Pro Tem Dante Anderson joined other Charlotte leaders in praising the standards’ public health, environmental, and economic benefits for North Carolina.
NEWS BRIEFS
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Fake news is a phrase that's enveloped our politics over the last decade. A recent Ipsos poll found most people, regardless of ideology, blame social media, cable news and politicians for its rise. As for what qualifies as fake news, it depends on who you ask. We’ll examine the evolving role fake news and misinformation play in our society, how they're influencing this year's election, and how they impact the future.
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Charlotte SHOUT!, a celebration of art, culture and community, begins this weekend. It's billed as an “inclusive and inspirational sensory feast for all ages.” Last year, nearly 2 million people ventured uptown during this 17-day event, and they’re hoping to beat that number this year. Meet some of the people responsible, a London artist, and hear about the economic impact of this event.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Equipped with smartphones and the trust of their followers, the ranks of Charlotte social media influencers are growing.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials say they're getting close to having a five-year plan for improvement and a long-range budget to support those strategies.
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Almost 27% of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' teachers aren't certified for the classes they're assigned to, according to a report to the school board. The report blames national teacher shortages.
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The NC Court of Appeals ruled a North Carolina county can’t spend hotel tax and tourism dollars on public safety services.
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As Charlotte grows, questions about how to build a more equitable city constantly emerge. WFAE’s SouthBound host Tommy Tomlinson aims to explore some ideas on Thursday regarding planning, preserving and building neighborhoods, and the arts. Here’s a look at the panelists who will take the stage.
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The end of a federal program that provides internet subsidies to low-income families could leave hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians without access to online health services.
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This week on SouthBound, we've got a live recording of a SouthBound panel discussion on the future of Charlotte. The panelists are Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill; Sil Ganzó, the founder of ourBRIDGE, which provides after-school programs for immigrant and refugee children; and John Searby, director of the Catawba Riverkeeper organization and the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens.
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Alice Randall, who became the first Black woman with a writing credit on a #1 country song with Trisha Yearwood’s 1994 hit “XXXs and OOOs.” Randall has now written a memoir called “My Black Country” and it comes with a companion album of the same name.
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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