{"podcast":{"title":"Charlotte Talks With Mike Collins","slug":"charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304","podcast_index_feed_id":6469304,"rss_url":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/charlottetalksonwfae","website_url":"https://www.wfae.org/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins","image_url":"http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/wfae/files/201802/CTtheremix.jpg","author":"WFAE","episode_count":20,"summary":"Launched in April 1998, Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins has become the region's exclusive forum for the discussion of politics, arts, culture, social issues, literature, human interest, the environment and more. If something is of interest to the Charlotte region, listeners and leaders know the topic is bound to be discussed on Charlotte Talks. Follow along: @CharlotteTalks.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T06:27:18.279193+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304"},"episode":{"title":"Local News Roundup: CMS Board rejects superintendent’s proposed budget, Gov. Stein acts on Medicaid bill, CMS and others cancel classes Friday as teachers drive to Raleigh to protest","slug":"local-news-roundup-cms-board-rejects-superintendent-s-proposed-budget-gov-stein-acts-on-medicaid-bill-cms-and-others-cancel-classes-friday-as-teachers-drive-to-raleigh-to-protest","published_at":"2026-05-01T14:48:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/local-news-roundup-cms-board-rejects-superintendent-s-proposed-budget-gov-stein-acts-on-medicaid-bill-cms-and-others-cancel-classes-friday-as-teachers-drive-to-raleigh-to-protest","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304","url":"https://www.wfae.org/show/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2026-04-30/local-news-roundup-cms-board-rejects-superintendents-proposed-budget-gov-stein-acts-on-medicaid-bill-cms-and-others-cancel-classes-friday-as-teachers-drive-to-raleigh-to-protest","audio_url":"https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s380/audio/2026/05/ctpod20260501.mp3","summary":"On the next Charlotte Talks local news roundup, the CMS board rejects Superintendent Crystal Hill’s proposed budget, leaving her to question how to proceed with little direction. Gaston and Cabarrus County schools join others in canceling classes Friday as teachers protest in Raleigh for higher pay. A bill to protect immigrant students from immigration enforcement is filed in the state House, and Duke Energy proposes a June rate increase.","meta_description":"On the next Charlotte Talks local news roundup, the CMS board rejects Superintendent Crystal Hill’s proposed budget, leaving her to question how to procee…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3016,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/episodes/local-news-roundup-cms-board-rejects-superintendent-s-proposed-budget-gov-stein-acts-on-medicaid-bill-cms-and-others-cancel-classes-friday-as-teachers-drive-to-raleigh-to-protest/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304/local-news-roundup-cms-board-rejects-superintendent-s-proposed-budget-gov-stein-acts-on-medicaid-bill-cms-and-others-cancel-classes-friday-as-teachers-drive-to-raleigh-to-protest.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}