Friday, July 31, 2020
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools reverses course on its back-to-school plan. New “last call” rules for alcohol sales go into effect statewide at 11 p.m. Friday. Coronavirus still dominates the news, but has Charlotte reached its peak? President Trump says he will accept the GOP nomination for president in North Carolina. Will it be in Charlotte? And a possible conflict of interest on Charlotte City Council.
On this week’s Charlotte Talks local news roundup …
Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that there would be a "last call" order throughout North Carolina beginning on Friday, banning alcohol sales in restaurants after 11 p.m. Charlotte has a similar order already in place, but it’s more restrictive. We’ll give details on that, as well as a general update on Coronavirus -- has Charlotte reached its peak?
President Trump announced this week that he will accept the GOP nomination for president in North Carolina, leaving many wondering if he means Charlotte, or somewhere else in the state. We’ll hear reaction from Charlotte officials.
There were talks of a conflict of interest — or the appearance of one -- at city council this week. We’ll talk about what transpired regarding COVID-19 Relief Funds, council member Tariq Bokhari and his company Carolina Fintech Hub.
For the first time since World War II, the North Carolina State Fair (which was scheduled for Oct. 15-25 in Raleigh) has been canceled.
We’ll have those stories and much more with our roundtable of local reporters on the local news roundup.
Guests:
Erik Spanberg, managing editor for the Charlotte Business Journal
Mary C. Curtis, columnist for Rollcall.com and WCCB
David Boraks, reporter for WFAE
Joe Bruno, WSOC-TV Reporter
