Renewed flooding around Lake Lure is raising questions about downstream safety dam operations and emergency monitoring nearly two years after Hurricane Helene destroyed the town's upstream flood gauges Heavy rainfall this week prompted additional releases from the Lake Lure Dam and downstream warnings though no evacuations were required Andrew Pomeranz of Carolina Journal joins the program for a two-part look at North Carolina's ballot which includes races for U S Senate Congress the General Assembly and statewide courts along with three proposed constitutional amendments Plus the National Republican Senatorial Committee is disputing a Politico report that it plans to shift
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