Friday, September 28th, 2018
On the local news roundup, reaction to Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, City Council considers four-year terms, Charlotte scooter safety, and the donation of city owned land for affordable housing. Those and other stories with Mike Collins and the roundup reporters, on Charlotte Talks.
On this edition of the local news roundup…
The nation’s attention is still tuned to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, amid hearings this week that address accusations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh.
Republican lawmakers from North and South Carolina have had different responses to the hearings—Thom Tillis promising to keep an open mind, while Richard Burr and Lindsey Graham plan to back Kavanaugh regardless of the hearing. We’ll delve into the details.
Charlotte City Council is considering switching from two year terms to four year terms, because of the rigors of running for office every two years. We’ll talk about the debate for and against the change and how it might affect Charlotteans.
Officials in Charlotte are considering selling or donating city-owned land in support of affordable housing efforts in the city. We’ll talk about where the land is and how it would help the city meet its affordable housing goals.
And we’ve talked about scooter safety in Charlotte for months, but this week, an accident actually happened in Charlotte. What one city council member had to say and whether this will spur enforcing safety regulations.
Those stories and an update on the aftermath of Hurricane Florence with host Mike Collins and our roundtable of reporters on the Charlotte Talks Local News Roundup.
Guests:
Erik Spanberg, senior staff writer for the Charlotte Business Journal
Glenn Burkins, editor and publisher of QCityMetro.com
Kirstin Garriss, government reporter for Spectrum News
Alexandra Olgin, WFAE Reporter