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Friday, Dec. 29, 2017A year-in-review edition of the Local News Roundup - from political changes and Charlotte's rising murder count, to the swift…

Thursday, Jan. 4, 20182017 was great for stocks and hiring. Will this economic rise continue in 2018? What effect will we see from the new tax cuts? Mike…

Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018It's already an election year, and Tuesday's gerrymandering ruling has already provided a jolt to North Carolina politics. Mike…

Thursday, July 26, 2018On the next Charlotte Talks we discuss the declining number of students attending our state’s public schools and what impact that…

Friday, August 10, 2018CMS scrambles to fill hundreds of vacant teaching positions before schools starts. A judge declines to rule on the constitutional…

Thursday, September 20, 2018The college admissions process has become ever-more tricky and as high schoolers and parents try to navigate this important…

Tuesday, October 2, 2018The challenges and opportunities facing the restaurant business in our growing city and the arrival of new eateries coupled with…

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018MSNBC's Steve Kornacki traces the political polarization of the Trump era back to the partisan warfare in Washington of the 1990s.…

Monday, October 22, 2018Meet J.D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy before his visit to Charlotte. His bestselling book is now being turned into a…

Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018Pulitzer Prize-winning national security correspondent Greg Miller has been exploring the "baffling" relationship between…

Tuesday, November 13, 2018Young people are smoking fewer cigarettes, but their use of e-cigarettes has risen to what the FDA calls “epidemic” levels. We…

Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018The November election left Mecklenburg County Republicans wondering about their party's future in local politics. Mike Collins talks…

Tuesday, December 25, 2018All about a place ordinary North Carolinians love to visit but a place built for the high and mighty: Biltmore House. Mike…

Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018Author Frye Gaillard explores the turbulent 1960s in his new book, and shares his thoughts with Mike Collins on a decade that…

Friday, December 14th 2018There's more troubling news about election fraud in the 9th Congressional district. Winter weather closes schools adding to days…

Thursday, Jan. 3, 2018Why do we have a tough time saving money? More than a third of Americans say their savings are non-existent. Mike Collins talks with…

Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019On the next Charlotte Talks, Mike delves into the science of meetings with two guests who have studied meetings extensively.…

Thursday, January 10th, 2019Mayor Pro Tem Julie Eiselt is in for Vi Lyles on this month's Mike and the Mayor . They talk about impending regulations for…

Friday, Feb. 1, 2019Charlotte City Council goes to Raleigh for their annual retreat. Coal ash is back in the news after a meeting in Belmont. Weapons…

Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019We tend to think that those in poverty are products of drug addiction or mental illness, but many poor people hold full-time or…