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United Methodist Church delegates have voted to allow different geographic regions to make their own rules about ministry. North Carolina Bishop Ken Carter weighs in on what this could mean for longstanding bans against same-sex marriage and gay clergy.
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Erin Keever/WFAEOn the Local News Roundup: CMS hears public comments on next year’s budget. The state’s chief justice makes a change at the district court level replacing Judge Elizabeth Trosch. The United Methodist Church holds its General Conference in Charlotte determining the fate of same-sex weddings in that denomination. And our two attorney general candidates are on opposite sides of a major vote in Congress. -
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Chris Marsicano of Davidson College in North Carolina about how higher education institutions might go about divesting from Israeli interests, as demanded by protesters. -
The most recent data show 739 people living unhoused in Asheville and the surrounding area, but new methodology in counting played a role in the documented increase, officials said. -
A new mural in northeast Charlotte is part of a project to preserve the experiences of minority groups during the COVID-19 pandemic — the hard, the joyful, and what they appreciate more now. -
The festival's founder shared with us what to expect at the three-day event in Charlotte, which celebrates contemporary, experimental art on the fringes of pop culture. -
The abortion rights group Planned Parenthood announced Thursday that it plans to spend $10 million on North Carolina's election this year — double what the group spent in the 2022 election. -
As plans for adding lanes to Interstate 77 south of uptown Charlotte get delayed, costs are surging past $3 billion.
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