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Push begins for public support of 1-cent sales tax referendum

July 1, 2025 Government & Politics

July 1, 2025 The public debate over whether residents should approve an additional penny on the sales tax began in earnest this morning. It will peak in the days before the likely November referendum on the question – and then go on for years to come, as happened when the first local additional ... Continue Reading →

ELECTION 2024

November 5, 2024 Candidates & Ballots

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 →

History doesn’t make people; People make history

February 1, 2023 Forum & Commentary

Feb. 1, 2023 “Black history is a lifetime. It is not a month. Stop letting other people control the narrative.” – Forum participant Gary Marion Jan. 24, 2023       Perhaps there is no middle way between the stout defenders of Black History Month and Gary Marion's ... Continue Reading →

Congratulations to the winners

July 26, 2022 Candidates & Ballots

July 26, 2022, 9:49 p.m.; 168 of 168 precincts reporting Charlotte Mayor Vi Liles (D) 68.42% Stephanie De Sarachaga-Bilbao (R) 31.32% Charlotte City Council At-large Dimple Ajmera (D) 16.55% Braxton Winston (D) 16.30% LaWana Slack-Mayfield (D) 15.08% James Mitchell (D) 15.06% Kyle Luebke ... Continue Reading →

At-large candidates focus on City Council’s unfinished tasks

July 12, 2022 Candidates & Ballots

July 12, 2022 Five of the eight candidates on the July 26 City General Election ballot for four at-large seats on Charlotte City Council this morning tackled housing, transportation, gentrification and other issues in ways that made the era’s partisan divides slip into the background. “What a ... Continue Reading →

Braxton Winston

April 19, 2022 Elect22

– Page initiated April 19, 2022 Braxton Winston filed for election to an at-large seat on Charlotte City Council. Materials on this website 4-19-22 Presentation to Forum   Info Website Facebook Media links   ... Continue Reading →

6 Democrats seek 4 Council at-large seats

April 19, 2022 Candidates & Ballots

April 19, 2022 There was talk about cooperation among the three local elected bodies – school board, city council, county commissioners. There was also talk about dissension among top staff at the county and city that gets in the way of that intergovernmental cooperation. There was no talk about ... Continue Reading →

Caucus endorsements announced in contested primaries

April 14, 2022 Candidates & Ballots

April 14, 2022 The Black Political Caucus on Wednesday announced its endorsements in the contested primaries on the May 17 ballot. Steve Harrison’s report for WFAE is here. The Axios Charlotte report is here. The Observer’s report, posted five days later, is here.   ... Continue Reading →

‘My daddy changed the world’

June 6, 2020 Forum & Commentary

Page initiated June 6, 2020 “We are plagued with the harsh reality that it could be us. It is us. The songs that were sung and the movements that were made were all entirely too familiar. The Floyd family is just like any other black American family. In pain, grasping hope, and determined to meet a ... Continue Reading →

Candidates for City Council at-large seats

October 15, 2019 Candidates & Ballots

Oct. 25, 2019 All five candidates for at-large seats on Charlotte City Council addressed a small crowd today about city-county cooperation, the upcoming citizen vote on a sales tax increase, and even on whether city government is dysfunctional and needs a new direction. Attending were Republican ... Continue Reading →

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