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 →
Darrell Gregory: Getting services to at-risk juveniles
May 19, 2015 Darrell Gregory returned to the Forum Tuesday with an update on the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council's efforts to get more than $1 million in government funding to the groups with a track record of making an impact with at-risk juveniles. Since his August visit, the Council has ... Continue Reading →
I-77 express lane project: An update
May 5, 2015 Warren Cooksey and Jean Leier are staff. They tread carefully around all policy issues. They just outlined the rationale and plans for construction and operation of toll lanes in Interstate 77 from Mooresville to Charlotte. The previous evening, the Town of Cornelius had issued a ... Continue Reading →
Charlotte’s city budget: A primer
May 5, 2015 City staffer Kim Eagle walked the Forum through Manager Ron Carlee's budget proposal on Tuesday. Three City Council members chimed in along the way. The message seemed to be: Shared pain in a year when revenue expectations are down and some costs are rising. Loading garbage ... Continue Reading →
4 commissioners address county topics
April 28, 2015 No, said Pat Cotham, she did not go to Raleigh to lobby legislators to rewrite election laws for county commissioners. Yes, said Trevor Fuller, the task force on social mobility will find a way to involve everyone who wants to be a part of that study. And so it went. The Forum ... Continue Reading →
Garbage fee vs property tax: Most people will pay less
April 21, 2015 At-large Charlotte City Council member Vi Lyles rose at the end of the Forum today to explain how council members are looking at a proposal to eliminate the garbage collection fee and raise property taxes by the same amount: For people who own homes valued at less than $330,000 or ... Continue Reading →
Questions for the Mecklenburg Delegation
April 7, 2015 Seven members of the Mecklenburg delegation to the N.C. General Assembly answered questions posed by Forum participants. Below are five videos that cover the full Q&A that followed their brief introductions of themselves. Part 1 Q: Our state has turned away Medicaid ... Continue Reading →
On the LGBT vote, and allegations of price gouging during CIAA
March 3, 2015 City Council District 3 member LaWana Mayfield and at-large Council member David Howard offered the following impromptu explanation this morning of last night's City Council vote to reject a proposed LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance. They also offered comments about allegations of ... Continue Reading →
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