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Protesters showed up to thousands of events across the country this weekend to air their complaints against the Trump administration.
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NPR's Don Gonyea talks with Johnny Jones, of the American Federation of Government Employees union, about the training TSA agents get and the stress they've been under during government shutdowns.
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Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Roy Cooper stopped in Asheville for his “Make Stuff Cost Less” tour.
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What you need to know from the March 17 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting -
Despite modest growth in the number of OB physicians and certified nurse midwives, dozens of North Carolina counties have no clinicians or facilities for care. -
The leaders of both HUD-funded housing repair programs in western North Carolina told BPR there is not enough money to serve all applicants. -
The county’s population has boomed in recent decades — but some parts of its infrastructure, especially sidewalks, haven’t kept pace with the growth. -
What you need to know from the March 10 Asheville City Council meeting.
