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Billy Ball Explains NC: Leandro and why NC schools still aren’t equal

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In the new Billy Ball Explains NC, we take on the Leandro case, a lawsuit over education equality that's still unresolved 31 years after it was filed. There are more than a billion dollars at stake for public schools. 
Army Corps of Engineers wants to dredge the Cape Fear River

Army Corps of Engineers wants to dredge the Cape Fear River. Environmentalists tally the costs.

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By the time the Army Corps of Engineers is finished, 35 million cubic yards of silt and sand, plus the creatures that live in it, would be scraped and slurped from the Cape Fear River. 
NC PFAS testing rule

NC commission advances PFAS testing rule for public review

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Proposed rules that would require hundreds of industrial manufacturers and public sewer plants across the state to test the wastewater they discharge into rivers, creeks and streams for three types of PFAS and 1,4-dioxane will go out for public comment next month.
Jason Isbell plays Durham, Charlotte

3 things happening in NC this week: Jason Isbell plays Durham, Charlotte

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When everything looks bleak, look to the creatives. This week, catch a classical music performance in Greenville, one of two shows by alt-country star Jason Isbell, or view the lights at Biltmore.
NC town to return land to Cherokee

NC town to return historic cultural site to the Cherokee

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The town of Franklin, NC, took the steps this week to return a crucial cultural site to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Here's what to know.