The Charlotte Area Transit System’s new price tag for repairs to the LYNX Blue Line is nearly $60 million. That’s almost double the original estimated cost discussed this spring. In addition, that work will take longer.
Mayor Vi Lyles cast a rare tiebreaking vote Monday night at City Council. After a testy discussion and several deadlocks, City Council ultimately voted down several rezoning petitions — a rare occurrence.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board chair Elyse Dashew announced this week she won’t seek a third term.
Newly-unsealed documents suggest that the missing Cornelius child Madalina Cojocari could be a trafficking victim.
And although we don’t hear much about cases these days, COVID-19 is still with us. Gov. Roy Cooper announced this week that he’s tested positive and will be working from home.
Mike Collins and our roundtable of reporters delve into those stories and more, on the Charlotte Talks local news roundup.
GUESTS:
- Mary C. Curtis, columnist for Rollcall.com, host of the Rollcall podcast “Equal Time”
- Steve Harrison, political reporter at WFAE
- Shamarria Morrison, WCNC reporter
- Ely Portillo, senior editor at WFAE
