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Part 1: The Political Beat with Ch. 9's Joe Bruno (June 15, 2025)

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Mecklenburg sales tax increase bill gets another big boost

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Matthews commissioner plans to challenge Rep. Cotham, citing transit bill as motivation

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New high-tech recycling center opens, aims to cut landfill waste

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Residents urge city to reject rezoning that would displace 60 mobile homes

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More Political Beat Headlines

New chairman appointed to Cabarrus County commission

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NAACP announces it will not invite President Trump to national convention in Charlotte

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Governor announces new program to rebuild hurricane-damaged homes in western NC

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Monroe City Council votes to oppose HB3

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Charlotte City Council to debate street vendor rules in NoDa

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Charlotte-area communities prepare for protesters on Saturday

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Charlotte extends contract for interim city attorney

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Gov. Stein unveils $10B Amazon tech campus in Richmond County

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Governor creates cannabis advisory council to regulate NC’s THC market

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Bill claiming to lower energy costs by reducing some NC climate goals moves through House

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Latest Election Headlines

North Carolina justice sworn in after long battle over result

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Judge to decide validity of 65K votes in North Carolina Supreme Court race

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Recount likely in SC Senate District 17 race

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New voters may have kept NC purple, expert says

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Maurice Green elected as North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Voters deny $588M school bond, Lancaster County officials say

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Previously on the Political Beat

National Political Coverage

Voice of America and Radio Farda's Persian services cover Israel-Iran conflict despite cutbacks

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These are 5 things the UN does that you may not have known

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In Virginia and New Jersey governor's races, Democrats reprise a 2018 roadmap for opposing Trump 2.0

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Trump's latest judicial pick is someone that Joe Biden almost nominated

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US starts evacuating some diplomats from its embassy in Israel as Iran conflict intensifies

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US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts

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