September 18, 2018 There were many plaudits from Forum participants today for city officials on how Charlotte's uniformed and ununiformed service personnel responded during Storm Florence. One of the focuses of the presentation was on preparation and how technology and modern practices were ... Continue Reading →
Paving the road back from jail and prison for women
Sept. 11, 2018 The stories were epic. A woman is discharged from prison in November wearing flip-flops. Women leave without a photo ID, or a bus pass, or a place to stay, or.... Tuesday's presenters explained the work of Changed Choices. It's a nonprofit working in a space where recidivism rates ... Continue Reading →
Election 2018: Pat Cotham
Page initiated Aug. 28, 2018 Pat Cotham is a candidate for an at-large seat on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. Aug. 28, ... Continue Reading →
Election 2018: Nasif Majeed
Page initiated Aug. 28, 2018 Nasif Majeed is a candidate for the N.C. House from District 99. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. Sept. 26, 2018 Sept. 18, 2018 Aug. 28, ... Continue Reading →
Census update: What’s at stake
Aug. 28, 2018 To bring home the relevance of Census 2020, Stacey Carless and Adam Sotak focused on how the results of the every-10-year count will affect funding for government programs. Carless, a lawyer, is executive director of NC Counts, a fledgling nonprofit advocacy group focused on the ... Continue Reading →
Election 2018: Alma Adams
Page initiated Aug. 28, 2018 Alma Adams is a candidate for the U.S. House from the 12th Congressional District. As of Aug. 28, the district included most of Mecklenburg, but court cases over district lines could affect the final shape of the district. Below are video or audio files of statements ... Continue Reading →
JCSU President Clarence D. Armbrister introduces himself
Aug. 21, 2018 Clarence D. Armbrister is a lawyer and investment banker by training and most of his work experience. Eight months in to his term as 14th president of Johnson C. Smith University, little wonder that the first of the four "Rs" outlining his goals at JCSU is "resources." It's hard to ... Continue Reading →
Election 2018: An index to materials on the candidates
Party affiliations: (D) Democratic (R) Republican (L) Liberal (C) Constitution U.S. House District 9 Dan McCready (D) Mark Harris (R) Jeff Scott (L) District 12 Alma Adams (D) Paul Wright (R) N.C. Senate District 37 Jeff Jackson (D) Nora Trotman (R) Stuart Andrew Collins ... Continue Reading →
City seeks to boost collaboration among small grassroots groups
Aug. 14, 2018 Kerr Putney and Willie Ratchford made a pitch Tuesday for help reshaping how Charlotte deals with community challenges. Using a new round of micro-grants to area grassroots groups, CMPD Chief Kerr Putney said his aim was to force small groups working on similar problems to work ... Continue Reading →
Election 2018: Spencer Merriweather
Page initiated Aug. 7, 2018 Spencer Merriweaather is a candidate for District Attorney for Mecklenburg County. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. Oct. 2, 2018 Aug. 7, ... Continue Reading →
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