Nov. 10, 2015 N.C. Reps. Beverly Earle and Rodney Moore and Sen. Joel Ford collaborated on a legislative update at the end of the Forum today. Below is a vided of their remarks. ... Continue Reading →
Diorio and staff report on county activity; Terrell Ivory introduces Phillips Academy
Nov. 10, 2015 County Manager Dena Diorio introduced three of her recent hires: assistants Mark Foster (Financial Services) and Anthony Trotman (Health & Human Services), and Peter Zeiler, director of economic development. Most of the questions went to Diorio and Zeiler. Separately: Terrell ... Continue Reading →
Rhonda Foxx on community forum Sept. 1
Aug. 25, 2015 Rhonda Foxx is U.S. 12th District Rep. Alma Adams' chief of staff. ... Continue Reading →
Meet Kerr Putney, new Charlotte-Mecklenburg Chief of Police
Aug. 4, 2015 Back when the city was looking for someone to replace retiring Police Chief Rodney Monroe, the talk was that Kerr Putney was an incurable introvert. Perhaps he is. But at the Forum Tuesday, he was a warm, outgoing, clarifying, reassuring presence, focused on explaining his officers' ... Continue Reading →
The plan for transit: Vision is in place, but money is not
July 21, 2015 The session was about more than bus routes, streetcars and rail lines. Four Charlotte city officials, two staff and two elected members of City Council, laid out both the people-moving systems in place, the plans in place to keep them growing, and the uncertainties of funding the ... Continue Reading →
Mecklenburg Republicans say generational change is under way
July 14, 2015 Curtis Watkins, chairman of the Mecklenburg County Republican Party, won a "40 Under 40" Business Journal award two years ago. Together with Derek Partee and Ty Turner, Watkins made a case at the Forum that the Republican Party's young members have a different world view than their ... Continue Reading →
The Chief and The DA
June 16, 2015 Andrew Murray congratulated Rodney Monroe. He called Tuesday's Forum appearance part of Monroe's "victory lap." They joked, and filled in details for the other's answers. Both emphasized that cooperation between the District Attorney's office and the Police Department has ... Continue Reading →
Morning after budget vote, an update
June 9, 2015 On the morning after a split vote to approve Charlotte's budget for next fiscal year, three City Council members laid out some of the reasons why they split on approving the final budget proposal. David Howard and Vi Lyles voted for the budget. Michael Barnes voted against it. Each ... Continue Reading →
Democratic Party update
June 2, 2015 Five officers of three area units of the Democratic Party gathered for an update Tuesday. Participants included: From the Mecklenburg party: Matt Newton, chair; Toria Boldware, 1st vice chair; and Ron Berry, 2nd vice chair. From the 12th District party: Cozzie Watkins, chair. And ... Continue Reading →
Ford issues call for black elected officials to work together for change
May 26, 2015 N.C. Sen. Joel Ford said he had recently been at a middle school where one of the principal’s “primary challenges” is her students’ mental health issues, which get in the way of their learning. Teachers, he said, are being asked to deal with mental health and poverty issues for which ... Continue Reading →
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