On the next Charlotte Talks local news roundup… Budget season is well underway. We’ve already discussed city and countybudget on Charlotte Talks. And now on Monday, the proposed state budget was released, and is on the fast track in the legislature. The budget has many educational components. We’ll discuss teacher and principal pay… and the $200,000 set aside for a non-profit that gives money […]
The Panthers have a new owner. Lawmakers, back in Raleigh for the first day of the short session, confront teachers from across the state as well as another group of demonstrators in Raleigh asking lawmakers to address poverty. And, Charlotte residents weigh in on the proposed city budget and possible tax increase. A panel of
The Facebook data scandal finds its way to North Carolina. Republican senator Thom Tillis used the company at the center of the uproar, Cambridge Analytica, to target voters, as did the state Republican Party. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Clayton Wilcox offers a glimpse at post-Parkland security measures, as state lawmakers begin examining school safety. A new report labels CMS the most racially-segregated school
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What DIDN’T happen in 2017? Charlotte grappled with its highest murder count since the early 1990s. Police were at a loss for an explanation for the sharp increase, which disproportionately impacted the African-American community. The city’s first African-American female mayor, Vi Lyles, took office after unseating incumbent Jennifer Roberts in the Democratic primary. Young newcomers were elected to form a majority on
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This week on the Friday News Roundup… Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools now has a new school board. We’ll go over the new leadership and find out how this board may affect student assignment and education throughout the system. Cardinal Innovations continues to make headlines after the state stepped in to remove its CEO and board after allegations of financial mismanagement.
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On this edition of the local news roundup…. Local Elections wrapped up Tuesday evening, giving Charlotte its first female African American Mayor, in Vi Lyles. The new Charlotte City Council is sporting several younger council members and keeps a Democratic majority. Area towns elected new mayors and town boards. The School Bonds passed, and a few new faces will be
On this edition of the local news roundup… State lawmakers reconvened in Raleigh this week for another special legislative session. Overriding gubernatorial vetoesand a push to redraw judicial districts were topics that were tackled. We’ll talk about what, if anything, was accomplished. The North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed a last-chance appeal to halt the I-77 toll lane project,
Remembrances were in large supply this week for the anniversary of the shooting of Keith Scott that happened this week in 2016. The Charlotte Citizens Review Board gave recommendations on policy for the department following its split decision last month on whether CMPD officer Brentley Vinson should have been disciplined in Keith Scott’s death. Chief Kerr Putney responded to
We all turned our eyes (protected, of course) to the skies to watch the solar eclipse on Monday. We’ll talk about local reaction to what we saw, especially in the prime viewing areas. Most of Charlotte’s candidates for mayor participated in a Tuesday night debate—we’ll break down where they came down on issues like the I-77 tolls,
This week on the Friday News Roundup… The PGA has been here all week– officials have praised Quail Hollow and the red carpet treatment Charlotte has given the Championship. Despite the rain, we’re rumored to be getting good grades from PGA leadership as a host city. This week, the Citizens Review Board looked in on CMPD’s internal exoneration of the officer
