Nov. 17, 2024 Journalist Ken Koontz says that, about eight years ago, he saw a need for some way that citizens could hold their elected officials publicly accountable for the promises they make. He wrote a draft of how a "We The People Alliance" could issue letter grades, "A" through "F," as a ... Continue Reading →
Financial challenges facing NC child care
Nov. 14, 2024 COVID-era federal financing allowed many child care centers that were in danger of closing to remain open so parents of young children could continue to work. The federal funds, which were a one-time appropriation, will be exhausted in Decembe Another report suggests that ... Continue Reading →
Panel to explore plan to hold officeholders accountable
Nov. 13, 2024 Longtime journalist and community activist Ken Koontz announced details of a presentation scheduled at the Forum next Tuesday, Nov. 19. He offered these details in advance so that participants, both in the Belmont Center meeting room and online, would be able to read about the ... Continue Reading →
Discerning a path toward higher voter turnout
Nov. 12, 2024 Monifa Drayton worked in leadership positions, and more recently opened a coaching and leadership consulting firm. She opened her Forum presentation by saying she was unable to comment on her resignation last week as executive director of the Mecklenburg Democratic Party. But in ... Continue Reading →
ELECTION 2024
First published Nov. 5, 2024; Source: N.C. Board of Elections THE MECKLENBURG BALLOT US PRESIDENT (VOTE FOR 1) Precincts Reported: 195 of 195 View Contest Details NAME ON BALLOT PARTY BALLOT COUNT PERCENT Kamala D. ... Continue Reading →
Lofton, Sidman offer highlights of their quest for NC House seats
Oct. 29, 2024 The Forum focused Tuesday on N.C. House Districts 104 and 105. The Nov. 5 ballot for those two seats each includes one Democrat and one Republican. The session might have illuminated party differences on public policy questions that are debated in the N.C. General Assembly. But it was ... Continue Reading →
2 NC House candidates describe Raleigh’s current challenges
Oct, 22, 2024 T ... Continue Reading →
Bucking the tide to stand for N.C. Senate seats
Oct. 15, 2024 Kate Barr told CBS News that she was projected to lose the mostly Iredell N.C. Senate seat by 28 percentage points. As her website explains, "If I'm going to lose, we might as well have a little fun, raise a little hell, and shine a light on the impacts of gerrymandering along the ... Continue Reading →
New sale expected at Excelsior Club site
Panel draws 3 of 8 in Nov. 5 contested county board elections
Oct. 8, 2024 Five of the next nine members of the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners will not have faced the bracing, occasionally brutal, but always informative debate when candidates face partisan opposition in a general election. Two of the four incumbents who might return to the board ... Continue Reading →
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