Page initiated Aug. 7, 2018 Joyce Waddell is a candidate for the N.C. Senate from District 40. 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. 7, ... Continue Reading →
State, federal and judicial candidates
Oct. 18, 2016 Ten candidates for state, federal and judicial offices on the Nov. 8 ballot got 2 minutes each to make their pitch. But Forum participants' concerns, anxieties and needling questions about presidential candidate Donald Trump dominated the Q&A. Quipped N.C. Treasurer candidate Dan ... Continue Reading →
Legislative candidates, Week 2
Sept. 20, 2016 The Forum heard today from four candidates for re-election to legislative seats representing Mecklenburg districts. Two are unopposed on Nov. 8, and the challengers in the other two contests were not present. So the visits served chiefly as education for the voters in the room and ... Continue Reading →
Greetings from Joyce Waddell on March 15 primary
March 8, 2016 from Mary Johnson Feb. 23, 2016 Feb. 9, 2016 Feb. 2, 2016 from Mary Johnson Jan. 26, 2016 Jan. 12, 2016 ... Continue Reading →
Four women who went first in elective office
Jan. 26, 2016 Four women who were first to be elected to a local or state office reflected on their experience, the importance of women and specifically African-American women to be at the table, and their assessment of whether public affairs are continuing to move forward or have fallen ... Continue Reading →
Historic West End; Legislative Delegation
Dec. 8, 2015 Alysia Osborne went first Tuesday with a presentation on the plans for the Historic West End off the Beatties Ford Road corridor. Osborne was named last fall to a new position within Charlotte Center City Partners to direct the Northwest Charlotte district. She had previously worked ... 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 →
The outlook for 2015
Jan. 6, 2015 In an impromptu presentation, elected officials serving at the local and state levels offered comments about the issues they expect to be dealing with this year. Predictably, many of the issues revolved around money. But there was also talk about jobs, the homeless, education, the ... Continue Reading →
CMS Board members on events surrounding resignation
The session today began with Chairperson Mary McCray reading a prepared statement. After that, McCray and board members Tim Morgan, Ericka Ellis-Stewart and Joyce Waddell fielded questions. Observer reporter Andrew Dunn was in the room. His online story is here. The five videos from this ... Continue Reading →
Primary Election Results: May 2014
Below are unofficial, mostly Mecklenburg results for primary elections held Tuesday in North Carolina, as posted by the N.C. Board of Elections. For more information, see the board's election page. Statewide results are available there as well. Forum appearances by candidates during the primary ... Continue Reading →