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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
First Drip First Drip (3/31/15): Toll lanes on Independence?, McCrory calls out GOP bills, more
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 9:15 AM
If you travel Independence Boulevard regularly, you may want to attend a public hearing today about a proposal to bring toll lanes to the stretch between I-277 and 485. The DOT will hear comments at a meeting at Matthews Town Hall at 4 p.m.
“What is the problem they’re trying to solve? I haven’t seen it at this point in time.” That's what Gov. McCrory said during a radio interview about the proposed bill designed to protect religious freedom. He also called the proposed sales tax redistribution plan "class warfare."
Men's Shelter of Charlotte is adopting a new initiative that will seek to lower the number of men it takes in by first seeking out other options, like staying with a family member or friend. The Diversion Initiative will have an annual budget of $50,000 for staff and "partly for incentives needed to persuade friends or relatives to take in a homeless man."
Attorney General Eric Holder is getting it in while he still can. The Justice Department is suing the Southeastern Oklahoma State University for discrimination. The school allegedly fired an English professor who transitioned from male to female while working there.
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