Friday, Oct. 8, 2021
On the Local News Roundup, the redistricting process continues for state and local elections. Legislators get into the nitty-gritty of drawing state Senate and House districts while Mecklenburg County Commission reviews three possible maps for local districts.
A local Charlotte high school goes on lockdown after a gun is found on campus. One student is arrested and charged following a shooting near the school.
Volleyball players at Olympic High are benched for participating in a protest over sexual assault.
And, Mecklenburg County passes its own LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinance.
Our roundtable of reporters fills us in on those stories and more.
Guests
Steve Harrison, WFAE’s political reporter
Mary C. Curtis, columnist for Rollcall.com, host of the Rollcall podcast “Equal Time”
Joe Bruno, WSOC-TV reporter
Nick Ochsner, WBTV’s executive producer for investigations & chief investigative reporter
