Mecklenburg County commissioners are floating the idea of a property tax increase to help fund pay increases for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) teachers. Emails we obtained appear to indicate that
Continue readingWe reported earlier on how Mecklenburg County government screwed up the 2011 property revaluation — confiscating a whole lot more money than they should have from residents. Local legislators
Continue readingThe vice-chairman of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners is taking some heat for recent comments to a Charlotte TV station. Kim Ratliff, a Democrat member
Continue readingNeil Simon had a pretty successful movie in the 70s by that name. It’s too bad we’re not talking about a comedy classic here. Deals being cut behind
Continue readingThink back to 2006 with me. We had a conservative firebrand GOP legislator, representing a district near Charlotte, who was making headlines by criticizing the leadership of
Continue readingLast year, an outcry from voters forced the legislature to back off the idea of putting tolls on Interstate 95. This year, Jones Street is trying again. This
Continue readingCharlotte and Mecklenburg County have had it rough. Charlotte got the — ahem — privilege of hosting the Low-Information Traveling Circus (a/k/a the DNC) this past year.
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A letter circulating among political and business movers-and-shakers in the Charlotte area is raising more than a few eyebrows. Richard Vinroot, former Charlotte mayor and 2000 GOP gubernatorial nominee,
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In the debate over the marriage amendment, Charlotte and Mecklenburg County were heralded by leftist amendment opponents for their “enlightened” stances on domestic partner benefits. Now, in the wake
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