Aug. 12, 2025 This morning's Forum meeting might be remembered for discussion of workforce development, upward mobility plans, a city plan blamed for ramping up gentrification, tax issues, or serving immigrants. But it's not likely. Montravias King's decision, shared in advance with other ... Continue Reading →
Council DIstrict 1: Anderson, Henderson square off
Aug. 5, 2025 Two primary candidates offered Forum participants today a host of information about how different they are from one another. One way is by consulting their LinkedIn pages and their ebsites, listed below. Another way is through their answers to questions specifically asked. Here is a ... Continue Reading →
Democratic mayor primary Sept. 9
July 29, 2025 The five candidates for Charlotte mayor in the Sept. 9 Democratic primary spoke of their backgrounds and their goals for service as mayor, then answered questions. Addressing the Forum were Jaraun (Gemini) Boyd, Delter Kenny Guin III, current Mayor Vi Lyles, Brendan K. Maginnis, ... Continue Reading →
At-large candidates seek partners in city governance
July 22, 2025 Equitable access to city services. Community-led planning. Better housing options. Vocational training. Transparency. Better programs to catapult youth into trades. Prepare future candidates for future service. But amid the widely shared hopes for the city and its people, more ... 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 →
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 →
Listening, and learning from, why some Meck. residents don’t vote
Sept. 3, 2024 Presenters Tuesday represented mostly community and nonprofit groups active in encouraging voter turnout. Many stand in the nonpartisan space, and must be careful in their comments. But they agreed to a stipulation that the agenda of the day was to examine low voter turnout in ... Continue Reading →
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