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Stein signs 4 bipartisan bills into law
The bills address gang violence, involuntary commitment, housing affordability, and state employee benefits — issues supported by lawmakers in both parties this session.
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Federal case in Charlotte light rail killing delayed after hearing
The federal case against Decarlos Brown Jr. will be put on hold after a judge agreed Tuesday that Brown is not competent to stand trial in connection with the 2025 killing of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail line.
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NC House passes involuntary commitment reform bill
Legislation would expand outpatient commitment, study psychiatric hospital operations, and improve access to behavioral health bed data.
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Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles to resign months after landslide reelection
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles will resign June 30 after winning reelection in 2025, leaving the City Council to appoint her replacement.
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Report calls for reform to involuntary commitment, mental health treatment
A House committee report calls for sweeping reforms to North Carolina’s involuntary commitment system, citing gaps in mental health care and public safety.
Opinion
Iryna Zarutska’s alleged killer not ready for trial?
The entire Western tradition of jurisprudence assumes law teaches by what it punishes and permits. So what is the American justice system teaching right now?
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Brown found ‘incapable to proceed’ on Iryna Zarutska murder charge
Decarlos Brown Jr., the man who allegedly fatally stabbed 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska in the neck on Aug. 22 on Charlotte’s Lynx Blue Line, has been found “incapable to proceed” on the state murder charge against him.
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NC House committee hears testimony on guardianship difficulties
The House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety has focused its recent meetings on evaluating both mental health system capacity and the legal processes for committing, treating, or releasing individuals.
Opinion
When reform protects criminals, who protects the victims
When these repeat offenders are arrested over and over and released on to public streets, our confidence in the justice system begins to crumble.
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NC auditor plans new audits of lottery, bonds, UNC system
North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek talked about his role, what his office has accomplished in the past year, and what’s in store for the future, including never before performed audits, at the recent John Locke Foundation’s Carolina Liberty Conference.
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Mecklenburg Sheriff McFadden wins primary, re-election
Despite the controversy surrounding him, including calls for his resignation, Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden has won the Democratic primary and re-election, as there were no Republican candidates running in the primary.
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Judge clarifies protective order in case of Zarutska stabbing death
The judge overseeing the federal case against Decarlos Brown Jr. in the 2025 stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska clarified Wednesday an earlier order shielding information about the case from public view.
