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Herbert L. White The Charlotte Post North Carolina lawmakers have introduced a bill that would let voters decide whether to decriminalize small amounts of personal and medical cannabis. Senate Bill 1072, sponsored by Democrats Caleb Theodros (Mecklenburg), Kandie Smith (Greenville)...

Herbert L. White As North Carolina looks to add toll lanes along I-77 South, an advocacy group is asking the public for design alternatives. Sustain Charlotte has launched of “Reimagining 77 South: A Vision for Repairing and Reconnecting Charlotte,” for...

Herbert L. White Stokes County residents are joining the growing list of North Carolina communities to resist a data center they say will put cultural sites and the environment at risk. A lawsuit filed last week in Stokes County Superior...

Nikya Hightower THE CHARLOTTE POST Growing up rural shaped Cyanca’s neo-soul sound. The Charlotte-based vocalist, who is profiled on the PBS NC series “Shaped by Sound” on April 9, immediately thought of her roots in Smithfield, North Carolina, where her...

Herbert L. White The Charlotte Post There are days when Victoria Copeland’s job pushes her to the point of exhaustion. A wheelchair agent at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Copeland helps American Airlines passengers with mobility get to their flights safely....

Herbert L. White THE CHARLOTTE POST A federal audit determined Charlotte’s transit authority failed to meet safety mandates. A report published Feb. 2 by the Federal Transit Administration identified 18 areas where CATS failed to meet federally mandated safety requirements....

Herbert L. White THE CHARLOTTE POST A Charlotte environmental advocacy group is challenging Trump administration exemptions of a cancer-causing chemical used to sterilize medical devices. CleanAIRE NC is among the plaintiffs represented suing to block the waiver of 2024 Environmental...

Herbert L. White THE CHARLOTTE POST Second in a series produced in partnership with Pulitzer Center. The end of federal equity programs left farmers of color in a bind. In 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, following President Donald Trump’s...

Herbert L. White THE CHARLOTTE POST A petition signed by four former Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office employees and a state lawmaker urges a judge to remove Sheriff Garry McFadden from office. N.C. Rep. Carla Cunningham is among the petitioners demanding...