Charlotte Talks With Mike Collins
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Launched in April 1998, Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins has become the region's exclusive forum for the discussion of politics, arts, culture, social issues, literature, human interest, the environment and more. If something is of interest to the Charlotte region, listeners and leaders know the topic is bound to be discussed on Charlotte Talks. Follow along: @CharlotteTalks.
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With the power shift in Washington comes a shift in the federal government's focus on COVID-19. -
Donald Trump leaves D.C. on a wave of pardons, including one for Robin Hayes. Charlotte City Council begins accepting applications for a replacement for longtime Councilman James Mitchell. Insider trading investigations into Sen. Richard Burr have been dropped, and we get an update on the virus and the vaccine.
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The challenges facing the new president and the political landscape the old one leaves behind.
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Mayor Vi Lyles starts the year presiding over a very busy Charlotte City Council faced with questions involving not only the city but the council itself. We’ll go through all that and get her reaction to the violence earlier this month in Washington, D.C.
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CNN political analyst Bakari Sellers father was shot by police in Orangeburg, South Carolina, during a campus protest in the 1960s. Sellers sees striking parallels to protests that roiled the country last summer.
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Friday, January 15, 2021`This week, Mecklenburg County’s health director said “stay home” as COVID-19 surges — and that led CMS to change its plans to bring kids back to the classroom. City Council explored transit and term limits. And COVID-19 vaccine priorities began to take shape in Charlotte and around the state.
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After an attack on the U.S. Capitol, the House moves to remove President Donald Trump from office. What would that accomplish? Our panel of political scientists weighs in on that and more of the week's political news.
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Mayor Vi Lyles starts the year presiding over a very busy Charlotte City Council faced with questions involving not only the city but council, itself. We’ll go through all that and get her reaction to what happened last week in Washington, D.C.
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In what shape is Donald Trump leaving the presidency?
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On the Local News Roundup — insurrection at the Capitol encouraged by the president, the coronavirus continues to surge, North Carolina's governor extends restrictions through January and Charlotte City Council holds its first meeting of the year. Those stories and more.
