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The City of Charlotte and the light rail system are back in the news, after an individual was seriously injured in a stabbing on the Blue Line Friday night.
Published: Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 @ 7:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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New state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs, in one of her final acts as a state Appeals Court judge, wrote a unanimous opinion favoring WBTV in a public records dispute with the city of Charlotte.
Published: Wednesday, December 20th, 2023 @ 11:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a split 2-1 ruling, the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit against the city of Charlotte and a police officer who fatally shot a man in 2017.
Published: Thursday, November 16th, 2023 @ 11:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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At a Charlotte City Council meeting held on Feb. 27, an unusual turn of events occurred, as a routine measure to approve an ammunition purchase for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) nearly did not pass.
Published: Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 @ 4:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The city of Charlotte is set to approve an ordinance aimed at barring businesses and employers from discriminating against people based on transgender identity and other “protected classes.”
Published: Thursday, August 12th, 2021 @ 8:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Tuesday (September 10) is Election Day for voters in North Carolina’s 3rd and 9th Congressional Districts, as well as the primary for city of Charlotte municipal elections.
Published: Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 @ 8:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections on Wednesday launched a website to keep voters informed about the effects of Hurricane Dorian on ongoing elections in the 3rd Congressional District, the 9th Congressional District and the city of Charlotte.
Published: Saturday, September 7th, 2019 @ 12:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The city of Charlotte really wants to build a streetcar line. Queen City taxpayers probably will have to dig a bit deeper to pay for it, though, as construction bids have come in over 30 percent above projections.
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2016 @ 1:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has lifted North Carolina's State of Emergency declaration for the city of Charlotte upon notice that the city has lifted its state of emergency.
Published: Friday, September 30th, 2016 @ 9:18 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory provided an update today on the North Carolina National Guard, State Highway Patrol and other resources deployed to help the city of Charlotte restore order following two nights of unrest.
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2016 @ 1:20 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory joined officials from the N.C. Transportation Department and CSX Corporation today at the Port of Wilmington to announce the debut of the new Queen City Express, an intermodal rail service between the Port of Wilmington and CSX's intermodal terminal in Charlotte
Published: Monday, July 25th, 2016 @ 5:38 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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CityLab.com, a website on urban policy published by The Atlantic Monthly, reports that the High-Occupancy Tolling project on Interstate 77 north of Charlotte won a dubious honor, making the list of 12 “highway boondoggles” identified by U.S. PIRG, a group founded by Ralph Nader.
Published: Saturday, March 26th, 2016 @ 4:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Kellie Fiedorek regarding the North Carolina General Assembly’s bipartisan passage of the Public Facilities and Security Act, which invalidates a city of Charlotte ordinance
Published: Friday, March 25th, 2016 @ 11:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Pat McCrory's office on Tuesday announced plans to put two state properties on the market. One is in the state capital and the other in McCrory's home city of Charlotte.
Published: Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 @ 7:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County have approved a proposal giving Cedar Fair Entertainment, the corporate owner of the Carowinds amusement park, $922,468 in incentives over the next three years to help the park build new rides and attractions. The city council approved its $330,000...
Published: Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013 @ 12:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The bill affecting local governments during the 2013 session of the General Assembly that has generated the most news coverage may be a proposal transferring control of Charlotte Douglas International Airport from the city of Charlotte to an independent regional authority.
Published: Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013 @ 3:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Republicans presented a newly minted version of a Senate bill to transfer ownership of Charlotte Douglas International Airport from the City...
Published: Friday, June 7th, 2013 @ 9:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A deputy to state treasurer Janet Cowell is warning that efforts to take Charlotte Douglas International Airport away from the City of Charlotte and have it run by a new regional authority could have negative consequences on the state's borrowing power.
Published: Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 @ 6:26 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Gov. Pat McCrory is taking a hands-off approach to the Charlotte Douglas International Airport imbroglio and recommends lawmakers slow their fast-track...
Published: Monday, March 11th, 2013 @ 5:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Who gets to run Charlotte Douglas International Airport has become a prickly, billion-dollar turf battle. City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County officials want to ground what they see as an unnecessary power grab orchestrated by...
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 11:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Government is a different animal from a business. But that doesn't mean city and county governments can't benefit from applying some basic business practices to how they operate.
Published: Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 @ 10:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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