For the first time, the Democratic National Convention invited 200 content creators — including ones who never talk politics. Now that it's over, those creators and influencers have some notes.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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For some, not retiring is purely a financial decision. For others, work is entangled with their sense of self and self-worth.
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The price tag to buy the tracks for the Red Line: $91 million. The Charlotte City Council will vote on that soon. It’s back to school at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools this week, with a lot to talk about including some controversies outside the classroom. Mike Collins and guests cover these stories and more.
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LOCAL NEWS
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One roadblock the advanced practice nurses have run smack into in their attempts at more autonomy is a wall of money given by medical groups to lawmakers. In the current election cycle, the North Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists PAC has given $108,100 to lawmakers and candidates as of June 30.
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A few weeks after his We the People Party fought hard for his name to be added to North Carolina's ballot, Robert F. Kennedy is now suing for removal.
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The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts identified Halifax County as a legal desert in northeastern North Carolina, with only about one attorney for every 1,000 people. This year, the office created a new group of public defenders there. WUNC's Will Michaels spoke with Tonza Ruffin, the lead public defender in District 7, about her goals for the new office.
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While you might assume incorrectly that the Office of State Treasurer is where tax revenue gets processed, it’s actually a key position that oversees pension fund investments for state retirees and manages the state employees’ healthcare plan.
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Because the city of Charlotte expects to have half as much new tax money for trains from a proposed one-cent sales tax, it told town managers this spring that it can’t afford to build the $6 billion Silver Line light rail from uptown to Matthews. The city said it would build bus rapid transit instead.
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The apple festival features four days of concerts, contests and the annual King Apple Parade in downtown.
NATION & WORLD
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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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Josh Burford is an expert on the LGBTQ history of the South, and at the time we talked, he was about to leave Charlotte for Alabama to co-found the Invisible Histories Project, which aims to document queer history throughout the South.
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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