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The ban allows private citizens to sue local government if they permit camping on public property. The legislation allows the creation of dedicated camping areas, as long as they don't impact businesses or residential areas. The bill doesn't provide any funding for dealing with homelessness.
The Newsroom
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This year's WHQR luncheon guest was Tamara Keith, Senior Political Correspondent and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. Keith spoke about covering the president, the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and her new series, Swing Shift, a long-term project to document the perspectives of voters in swing states. Keith also took questions from our audience and sat down with WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman.
More Local News
- Letter to the Editor: Residents weigh in on replacing the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
- Local government officials are discussing public business behind closed doors. Is that legal?
- Wilmington Police Department says hostage situation resolved, suspect in hospital with self-inflicted gunshot wound
- Sunday Edition: Editor's Notes
- Former top staff member sues City of Wilmington, alleging she was forced out
- A look at life in The Sparrow, a new housing complex in Wilmington serving the chronically homeless
- The NC House overrode four of the governor’s vetoes. Here’s what it means for North Carolinians.
- First in Conservation: Farm Bill extends tax credit
- Pender County's child advocacy center to shut down
- Wilmington native Bianca Shaw on her musical journey and getting 'powerful female creatives' to the forefront
- Deal announced to preserve 3,200 acres of Sledge Forest, if current Hilton Bluffs plan approved
- After SBI concludes investigation, DA announces no charges in officer-involved shooting of Edilberto Espinoza Sierra
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Brad Heller and the Fustics| On Air This Weekend
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: An Evening with Natasha Yvette Williams
- Soup to Nuts Live! The Little Mercies
- Commentary: The American Revolutionary War & the Two Scotlands - Alan Sturrock
- New art gallery and supply store on Castle Street offers art for everybody
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Summer at CAM
- Commentary: Shannon Gentry “What does public service mean?”
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: 5th Annual Trash'n Fash'n Show
- Brandon Hawkins on his musical journey, influences, and working on original music
- Commentary: Gary Trawick "Profanity"
- Commentary: "Education - A Liberation Strategy" Jamir Jumoke
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts dance teacher Lesa Broadhead
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
- Poll shows Americans have optimism about the U.S. improving despite concerns
- Americans are showing up for the World Cup in record-breaking numbers
- A federal law bans late voter roll purges. Republicans are pushing to reinterpret it
- How America has celebrated milestone birthdays, from world fairs to the World Cup
- He sent a harsh email to ICE's top official. 5 months later, federal agents tracked him down
- World Cup's knockout rounds collide with a massive heat wave
- The majority of Americans are proud but worry about direction of the country
- Kids with autism are prone to drowning. Florida is trying to prevent that
- Crowded planes and airports set records, straining the U.S. aviation system
- What the SCOTUS campaign finance ruling means, according to an expert
State News
- Black Mountain College Studies Building receives historic designation ahead of America’s 250th
- Coastal ferry tolls prompt two Republicans to vote against NC budget
- Grant will fund Watauga paramedic program and ease ER wait times
- Local municipalities make changes, offer resources during heat wave
- Persistent pressure on ADA noncompliance in ENC leads to safety champion award for Farmville advocate
- Duke Energy ends wind energy lease off North Carolina coast
- NC House votes to end sales tax on diapers, feminine hygiene products
- As heat wave moves in, experts say climate change plays a big part
- A proposed state budget sets aside $700M for Helene recovery. Most would help unlock federal disaster aid
- NC wildlife officials ask hunters to help slow spread of chronic wasting disease
