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Charlotte City Council is refining plans for the city’s $100 million affordable housing bond referendum this November. The bond money would be the largest-ever single infusion into the city’s Housing Trust Fund. But Charlotte Director of Housing and Neighborhood Services Rebecca Heafner told council members Wednesday that the city will still have to prioritize its spending."$100 million will only go so far. So this is an effort to to identify some priority populations that the city's housing investment could serve," she said.

The city of Charlotte on Thursday announced the recipients for a million dollars’ worth of grants to revitalize historically low-income corridors. The business and community associations will split the money to advocate for areas in east, south and west Charlotte.

Mecklenburg County Commissioners voted Wednesday night to give outgoing county manager Dena Diorio an 8% raise for her last year. Her total compensation will be just over $545,000 dollars, backdated to the start of this fiscal year July 1.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. met with supporters at a campaign rally at Legends Event Center in Phoenix, Arizona on Dec. 20, 2023.

Long-stalled plans to build the Red Line commuter rail to Lake Norman finally took a concrete step forward Monday, with the city of Charlotte closing on its purchase of the Norfolk Southern O Line.

WFAE has hired James Farrell to cover education in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and the surrounding region, a role in which he will write about the challenges, trends and people shaping our schools.

One of Charlotte’s biggest single-family home landlords has agreed to a $48 million settlement with renters, after the Federal Trade Commission says the corporate landlord overcharged tenants.

There’s a lot on the line in North Carolina this election season, from the state’s 16 Electoral College votes on down to state and local races that could determine the state’s future for years to come.Here’s a look at some of the key races and issues you’ll find on the ballot this year.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will be closed on Monday due to Hurricane Helene, which blew through the area overnight Thursday and left extensive damage, the school system said Sunday evening. Some other area districts are closing as well, or moving to remote learning days.

South Carolina isn't a presidential battleground state like its neighbor to the north, but there are still local issues and referenda up for votes, including a statewide referendum on whether voting should be constitutionally restricted to citizens and hundreds of millions of dollars in bond spending.