Weekly News Roundup
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5 Things to Know: AAUP Defends UNC Charlotte Staffer Fired for DEI Conversation
AAUP Defends UNC Charlotte Staffer Fired for DEI Conversation The UNC Charlotte chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is speaking up in support of a university employee who was forced out of her position this week after a right-wing group recorded her discussing diversity, equity and inclusion…
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5 Things to Know: NC Auditor Promises City Council Probe
NC Auditor Threatens City Council Probe Newly elected NC Auditor Dave Boliek has stepped into the ongoing controversy that has swirled in the wake of Charlotte City Council’s reported settlement with CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings earlier this month. Boliek sent a letter to Mayor Vi Lyles on Tuesday informing her…
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5 Things to Know: Republicans Take Over State Board of Elections
Republicans Take Over State Board of Elections A three-judge panel on the NC Court of Appeals allowed new Republican NC Auditor Dave Boliek to take control over the NC State Board of Elections (NCSBE) on Thursday, halting a lower court order that had maintained Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s appointment authority…
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5 Things to Know: Stein to Appeal FEMA Cut to Helene Recovery Funding
Stein to Appeal FEMA Cut to Helene Recovery Funding Gov. Josh Stein confirmed this week that North Carolina will appeal the federal government’s decision to cut off an estimated $200 million of funding for Hurricane Helene recovery by rejecting Stein’s request for another six months of 100% cost share from…
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5 Things to Know: NC Supreme Court Rules on Griffin Challenge
NC Supreme Court Upholds Local Votes, Leaves Overseas Votes in Question The saga of the country’s only remaining uncertified 2024 election is nearing a conclusion … but we’re not quite there yet. The NC Supreme Court made a major ruling late on Friday regarding who will occupy the seventh seat…
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5 Things to Know: Court Ruling Could Overturn NC Supreme Court Election
Court Ruling Could Overturn NC Supreme Court Election A panel of three NC Court of Appeals judges ruled 2-1 on Friday in favor of throwing out more than 60,000 ballots from last November’s NC Supreme Court election by request of candidate Jefferson Griffin, who lost the election to sitting Justice…
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5 Things to Know: New Bathroom Bill, Bokhari Resigns, Ardrey Kell Update
New Bathroom Bill Filed in NCGA Nearly a decade after House Bill 2 caused large corporations across the spectrum to disinvest from the state, Republicans this week introduced a new “bathroom bill” targeting transgender folks. Republicans in the NC Senate on Tuesday filed Senate Bill 516, which if passed would…
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5 Things to Know: Details Emerge in Deadly Police Shootout
Details Emerge in Deadly Police Shootout CMPD this week identified a man who was killed in a shootout with police in northeast Charlotte on Friday, March 7. According to a CMPD report, officers showed up at the home of 28-year-old Reggie Knight, located on Headquarters Farm Road in the Withrow…
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5 Things to Know: Judge Rejects Plea Deal in Andrew Tench Disappearance Case
Judge Rejects Plea Deal in Andrew Tench Disappearance A man charged with concealing Andrew Tench’s body after his disappearance last year was refused a plea deal in court on Tuesday. The 31-year-old Andrew Tench, who lived in Belmont and often went by Andy, was last seen in the early morning…
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5 Things to Know: Local Lawmakers Respond to DEI Attacks
Local Lawmakers Respond to DEI Attacks Local lawmakers are responding to efforts at the federal and state levels to roll back any and all programs focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). In the NCGA, Republicans last week filed House Bill 171, which states that no state agency can “promote,…
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5 Things to Know: Charlotte Fire Rescues Trapped Parachutist from High-Rise
Charlotte Fire Rescues Trapped Parachutist from High-Rise The Charlotte Fire Department (CFD) was called this week to rescue a parachutist who found himself entangled 100 feet up on the side of a skyscraper in Uptown in the middle of the night. CFD responded to the call about the man, later…
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5 Things to Know: CATS Unveils Plans for Bus Service Improvements
CATS Unveils Plans for Bus Service Improvements While area elected officials and transportation leaders did discuss implications for the city’s light rail program as part of the 30-year transit plan during Wednesday’s Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) meeting, CATS also gave a look at its new Better Bus plan, which aims…
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5 Things to Know: NC Supreme Court Challenge Drags On
The next chapter of the ongoing challenge by Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin to incumbent NC Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs’ reelection win in November is set for Jan. 27, as that’s when the Fourth Circuit appeals court will begin hearing oral arguments between the two sides to decide whether…
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5 Things to Know: Homelessness Continues to Rise in Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Homelessness Continues to Rise in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Mecklenburg County Community Support Services released its annual State of Housing Instability and Homelessness (SoHIH) Report on Thursday. The report combines local, regional and national data across the housing continuum to serve as the foundation from which Charlotte-Mecklenburg leaders make decisions on the allocation of resources and…
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5 Things to Know: Homicide Total Spikes Before End of Year
Homicide Total Spikes Before End of Year The year came to a violent end in Charlotte this week as six people were killed in the city between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, at least five of whom by gun violence. Following three shooting deaths on Sunday, the most recent…
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Community Mourns John Holmes, Advocate for Equitable Urban Planning
Many in Charlotte were saddened this week to learn about the sudden death of John Holmes III, a tireless advocate for safer cycling and pedestrian infrastructure among other equitable urban planning causes. Holmes passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, Dec. 29. He was survived by his wife, Nashaly…
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