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The Big Story
In the wake of the killing of Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail, federal and state lawmakers are talking about changes they’d like to make to address crime.
More than a dozen U.S. representatives joined victims’ families and crime experts Monday at a hearing in Charlotte, where many speakers described local court systems in North Carolina and South Carolina that they say have failed to protect the public and keep defendants in jail while awaiting trials.
Tense moments came less than 30 minutes into the House Judiciary Subcommittee oversight hearing…