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“Sold on a Promise” is a special two-part investigative series jointly produced by BPR News, WFDD and CityView that explores the failed attempts of public-private partnerships to provide more than 500 units for homeless people in North Carolina.
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The group counts several elected officials, including state Sen. Julie Mayfield (D) and Brevard Mayor Maureen Copelof, among its leadership.
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On Wednesday, UNC Board of Governors approved recommendations from UNCA Chancellor Kimberly van Noort to eliminate four academic programs and curtail one as the university faces financial struggles.
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President Joe Biden is delivering an address from the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday evening to talk about his decision not to accept the Democratic Party nomination for President.
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What you need to know from the July 23 Asheville City Council meeting.
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Transylvania County voters will decide in November via a referendum whether to accept a proposed quarter-cent sales tax increase in lieu of a possible property tax hike.
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Council members acknowledged community concerns but said the project would help Asheville to address its worsening housing shortage.
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Part two of this joint investigation by BPR, WFDD and CityView provides how a California developer and its consultant traversed North Carolina making deals with city officials that ultimately failed.
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Here’s how President Joe Biden’s announcement is playing out among elected officials and candidates in Western North Carolina.
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A joint investigation by BPR, WFDD and CityView provides a clearer picture of how out-of-state entities traversed North Carolina making deals with city officials that ultimately failed.
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In a statement, the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike said it was ‘actively working’ to address the problem, which it said was ‘not a security incident or cyberattack.’
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Community members are invited to apply for the committee, which will present the Planning Board with its findings in November.
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What you need to know from the July 16 Buncombe County Board of Commission meeting.
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The Haw Creek Community Association will host a meeting Friday night to ‘hopefully obtain consensus for the final proposal.’
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The Asheville-Buncombe commission says it needs at least six months to finish its work to address the harms of systemic racism.