All nine Mecklenburg Commissioners agreed Wednesday that they will no longer attempt to work with Miami Beach-based The Peebles Corp. to redevelop Brooklyn Village in Second Ward.| WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source
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Mecklenburg County Commissioners gathered in uptown today to approve the wording of a 1-cent sales tax referendum for this year’s municipal ballot.| WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source
North Carolina regulators have approved Duke Energy Progress’s plan to reduce what commercial rooftop solar customers get paid for electricity they send to the grid. Solar advocates say the change caught them by surprise and could make solar less attractive, especially for smaller customers.| WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source
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NC Attorney General Josh Stein says state regulators should reject Duke Energy's proposals for reducing carbon from energy generation and instead, adopt a plan that meets the state's clean energy goals and costs less.| WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source
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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
Researchers who led the 28-day expedition along the nearly 2-mile tall seamount hope the discoveries made will inform future policies safeguarding the understudied, high-seas region.| WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials say a new schedule of stipends for teachers who take on work such as band, theater and debate is fair and consistent. Some teachers say it's stingy.| 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
