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Absentee voters handing in ballots flood North Carolina Board of Elections offices

By Benjamin Kibbey | Oct 18, 2020

With increased absentee voting and many voters choosing to hand in their ballots in-person due to concerns regarding the U.S. Postal Service, board of elections offices across the state are seeing a lot more business than usual.

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Housing need on the rise in Mecklenburg County even as affordable housing declines

By Benjamin Kibbey | Sep 29, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened an already unstable housing and homelessness problem in Mecklenburg County, and there is a 23,060-unit gap of rental units for extremely low-income households in Charlotte-Mecklenburg.

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Mecklenburg County DSS adds more services to web-based app

By Benjamin Kibbey | Sep 23, 2020

Mecklenburg County residents who need to access Department of Social Services support have additional options with a recent upgrade to its website app.

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Charlotte health care providers seek input from local leaders in underserved communities

By Benjamin Kibbey | Aug 5, 2020

The need to work is contributing to higher incidents of COVID-19 infections in underserved communities in Charlotte, resulting in companies like Atrium Health and Novant Health trying to establish a more focused response to those communities.

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GOP public instruction superintendent candidate wants North Carolina's local school districts to decide how to reopen

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jul 22, 2020

The Republican candidate for the state superintendent of public instruction said that school districts should determine how to reopen not the state government.

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Duke Energy Renewables offers solar industry scholarships to those out-of-work due to COVID-19

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jul 17, 2020

Duke Energy Renewables created a $10,000 scholarship fund for individuals out of work due to the economic downturn to COVID-19 created, allowing them to train with Solar Energy International (SEI).