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North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis recently released recordings of death threats he’s received. Both candidates for the N.C. Supreme Court say they have received threats. And the U.S. Marshals Service reports this is happening around the country to many other officials, including judges. Where do political dissension and free speech rights end?
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After years of several Democratic sheriffs in North Carolina opting out of a federal immigration program, the General Assembly passed a law requiring them to participate. The purpose is to aid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in removing undocumented immigrants. But in Mecklenburg County, there remains an ongoing dispute over the law. Sheriff McFadden joins us to share his point of view.
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Mecklenburg County Commission Chair Mark Jerrell gives his first State of the County address after warning of the need for belt tightening and a potential property tax increase. N.C. Sen. Thom Tillis releases records of threats he’s received recently. ICE says it has arrested two dozen undocumented immigrants in the area. And Union County votes to ban "obscene" events from parks.
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As you figure out your taxes, the Trump administration is planning changes at the IRS, including more layoffs to shrink the agency. The IRS isn’t exactly popular, but both customer service wait times and revenue collection have improved recently due to an infusion of cash. All of that is in jeopardy.
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Need a good laugh? We look at the expanding and serious business of comedy, and how the Queen City is getting in on a booming industry.
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We speak with a journalist covering higher education to better understand the fast-moving, far-reaching changes at the Department of Education. We’ll also hear from two HBCU leaders at Johnson C. Smith University and Clinton College about how their campuses are doing as they face potential federal funding cuts.
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On the next Charlotte Talks, much of our political divide is centered on morality and what is and is not moral. We seem deeply divided but perhaps we have more in common than we think. Actually, there is science to back that up. Our suspicion of — dislike of — “the other” is rooted in our evolutionary history. We’re hardwired to protect ourselves from perceived threats. So how do we rewire ourselves?
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A conversation with the man who took Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant’s careers to legendary heights. From the biggest deals in the history of sports marketing to a campaign against the NCAA, we sit down with Sonny Vaccaro and his co-author, Armen Keteyian, to discuss his new book "Legends and Soles."
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Online sports gambling was legalized statewide last March — and as wagers increased, so did calls to a hotline for those seeking help. Who is at risk for problem gambling? How can they get support? We ask the experts.
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On the local news roundup, there's movement on the transit plan in Raleigh, while microtransit service begins in north Mecklenburg. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill apologizes for how the system handled threats made to several schools last week. And singer Roberta Flack, born in Black Mountain and a profound influence on American music, dies.
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On the next Charlotte Talks, the U.S. has an increasing number of homeless people many of whom are chronically homeless. Dr. Brian Klausner has spent his career taking care of these people as patients and says the time has come to address the problem but that it will require solutions grounded in our shared ideals and values. His book "In the Gaps: Better Understanding the Expensive Human Suffering of Chronic Homelessness," addresses how we can come together to help this population and society as a whole.
