This month marks a year since the Mayor’s Racial Equity Initiative was announced. It’s a $250 million effort that Mayor Vi Lyles said would combine bold ideas, philanthropy and collaborative problem-solving to remove barriers to opportunity. So far, the initiative has raised nearly all of its goal.| WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source
After raft guides observed the company mining rock from the river for repairs and advocates sued federal agencies, the Army Corps and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation are taking action.| BPR
The company operating the Mitchell County quarry says it should be allowed because it's repairing railroad damage from Helene. NC regulators say it needs to obtain a permit.| WUNC
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday ordered a nonprofit led by Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife to repay $132,000 in federal funding following a scathing review.| WUNC
The agency found a long list of missing documents required to administer a federally funded food program for child care centers, as well as claims filed for payment for centers that apparently hadn't requested or received money.| WUNC
While Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife told her nonprofit’s clients that she was shutting down because of her husband’s campaign for governor, she told a state agency a different story.| WUNC
A new Mecklenburg County sales tax to fund city and county rails, roads and buses is up for a city council vote Tuesday night. But while the Charlotte Area Transit System's budget has reached a record high, ridership remains far below pre-pandemic levels. Still, some believe the city needs to continue investing in buses to bring commuters back to public transit.| WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source
The Aetna Foundation granted $40,000 to an urban farm, farmers market, and health clinic to educate people and provide food resources.| WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source
North Carolina gubernatorial candidate — and front-runner for the Republican nomination — Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson isn't leaving anyone to guess where he stands on climate change: He calls it "junk science."| WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source
