AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 minutes agoOpen Meetings Law: Graham’s mayor says a closed council session last month was improperly used to discuss her “performance,” and she’s pushing for performance reviews to happen in public. Sports—ACC in Charlotte: Virginia lands the No. 8 seed for the ACC Tournament in Charlotte, setting up a busy week at Truist Field. Data centers fight: A state push to limit local rules on massive data centers appears to be stalled after a bill was tabled, keeping the battle over who gets to regulate these power-hungry projects alive. Public health & food: SNAP participation dropped by nearly 4.3 million from Jan. 2025 to Jan. 2026, with experts pointing to new access rules as the main driver. Local recovery: Lake Lure is reopening after Helene recovery work, with beach access planned for Memorial Day weekend. Business/biotech: United Therapeutics says the FDA cleared it to proceed with a pig-heart xenotransplant clinical study.
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