Local Government
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Council Quickies: Forest Park, Brookhill and Shuffletown in the Spotlight
Charlotte City Council held its monthly zoning meeting on Monday night, voting on a petition that involves the displacement of dozens of families in northeast Charlotte and getting a first look at a petition in northwest Charlotte that is drawing strong opposition from neighbors. Zoning meetings are split into two…
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Council Quickies: Housing on Catherine Simmons & Safety on the Light Rail
Charlotte City Council gathered Monday night for its first business meeting since new reps Joi Mayo (D3), JD Mazuera Arias (D5) and Kimberly Owens (D6) were sworn in last week. The agenda was a relatively small one, though council members did get a chance to address concerns about public safety…
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NC Rep. Carla Cunningham Files for Reelection, Facing Opposition
Rep. Carla Cunningham, the Democrat who faced a jeering hometown crowd this summer after delivering a controversial speech on the state House floor criticizing immigrants, is seeking an eighth term. She’ll likely be in a crowded primary field in House District 106 in Charlotte. Rev. Rodney Sadler filed campaign paperwork…
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Opposition to I-77 Toll Lanes Grows with Proposed Design Release
Al Austin knows just how destructive a highway can be. As a child growing up in Lincoln Heights, he witnessed how the construction of I-77 tore through his community at Newland Road and LaSalle Street more than 50 years ago. “I watched families disappear, I watched friends move away from…
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With CBP Leaving Charlotte, Residents Shift Focus to Supporting Affected Communities
Over the past six days, as Customs & Border Protection (CBP) activity has continued throughout the city, focusing on Hispanic-heavy communities like those along the Central Avenue corridor, businesses that serve those communities have suffered. The closure of Manolo’s Bakery on Saturday afternoon made headlines, and the location has since…
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Protesters Call Out Home Depot, Hendrick for Empowering CBP Crackdown
As detainments continue to climb in the fifth day of the Customs & Border Protection’s (CBP) mass deportation operation in the city, community members have begun calling out corporations they say are empowering the federal government’s heavy-handed tactics. Led by Indivisible CLT, more than 100 people protested outside The Home…
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Council Quickies: First Look at New Brookhill Village Plan
Charlotte City Council held a zoning meeting on Monday night, approving a few large-scale developments and hearing proposals for other votes to come in the future. Zoning meetings are split into two parts: zoning decisions, in which they vote on whether to approve or deny petitions; and hearings, during which…
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Reports: CBP Expected to Remain in Charlotte Until Friday
As federal agents with the Customs & Border Protection (CBP) have continued to round up and detain folks throughout the city on Monday, ABC News is reporting that the agency is planning to move their agents out of Charlotte on Friday, re-deploying them to New Orleans. The Department of Homeland…
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CBP Mobilizing in Charlotte, Protest Planned
Following reports earlier this week that Customs & Border Protection (CBP) would be launching a mass deportation operation in Charlotte this month, Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden confirmed Thursday that the agency has informed him agents will begin arriving in the city as early as this weekend. McFadden insisted that…
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Educators Scramble to Support Students Amid Hunger Crisis
For Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) students, Nov. 12 was always going to be a nerve-wracking time: Report Card Day. Yet for the nearly 25% of CMS students who rely on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), November has seen more pressing matters arise as families have had to consider where…
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Man Who Died in Uptown Jail Was Fed Wrong Meds, Autopsy Shows
Our Weekly News Roundup provides a quick glance at five stories that occurred throughout the week that we didn’t have a chance to cover more deeply, aggregated from outside reporting, press releases and social media. Man Who Died in Uptown Jail Was Fed Wrong Meds, Autopsy Shows Reporting from WSOC…
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Election Results: Transit Tax Passes, Dems Pick Up Council Seat
More than 175,000 Mecklenburg County residents showed up to vote in this year’s general election, approving a controversial sales tax increase to fund more transportation infrastructure, reelecting Mayor Vi Lyles to a fifth term and electing two new members to Charlotte City Council. Transit Tax Referendum With more than 20%…
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Farmers, Hunger Relief Orgs Call for Budget Passage at Critical Time for NC Families
More than 300 North Carolina farmers, faith leaders and hunger relief organizations including Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina are urging lawmakers to act on delayed funding that connects farms to food banks. In a letter to the North Carolina General Assembly, impacted growers and producers have joined community and…
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Why Can’t North Carolina’s Governor Veto a Redistricting Bill?
North Carolina’s most powerful state senator, Phil Berger, announced last week that he and state House Speaker Destin Hall would be calling the state legislature back into session this week to draw new congressional maps. With Republican majorities in the legislature, the North Carolina General Assembly is expected to pass that…
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Voting Rights Advocates Speak Against Racial Targeting in NC Redistricting Effort
A coalition of North Carolina voting rights advocates held a press conference Monday condemning the Republican-led NC redistricting effort to flip a US House seat by dismantling the historic “Black Belt” district through gerrymandering. The NC Senate Elections Committee met Monday to hear public comment before passing a new congressional…
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A Guide to Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s 2025 Local Elections
It’s that time of year again, folks. If you didn’t get the chance to vote in the primaries in September — and with an 8% turnout, we know a lot of you didn’t — now is the time to make up for it. This year’s general election will decide who…
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