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Despite a rising demand for services, slower revenue growth and uncertainty in support from the state and federal government, County Manager Mike Bryant's proposed budget for FY 2026-2027 calls for no reduction to services, no property tax increases and strategic new investments. He joins us to discuss how he came up with it.

On the next Charlotte Talks local news roundup, the CMS board rejects Superintendent Crystal Hill’s proposed budget, leaving her to question how to proceed with little direction. Gaston and Cabarrus County schools join others in canceling classes Friday as teachers protest in Raleigh for higher pay. A bill to protect immigrant students from immigration enforcement is filed in the state House, and Duke Energy proposes a June rate increase.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education will hold a public budget workshop Saturday at 8 a.m. at the Government Center, after the board voted earlier this week against adopting Superintendent Crystal Hill’s $2.1 billion budget proposal.

Members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education grilled district leaders about the district’s proposed magnet overhaul plan — expressing particular concern about the district’s efforts to collect community feedback.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill has recommended a $2.1 billion budget — including a $1.97 billion operating budget — for the 2026-27 school year.

After the threat of severe weather closed Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools on Monday, the district says it still doesn’t plan to use any make-up days or reschedule missed instructional time.

Math I was the focus of last week’s CMS school board meeting, giving us the latest look at progress toward the goal.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education voted Tuesday night to split Governor’s Village STEM Academy from a K-8 school into two separate schools — an elementary school and a middle school.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has identified $37.1 million in needs this budget cycle, including a proposed average 5% increase of the local teacher supplement, which would cost around $8.8 million.

An abandoned CMS building beside Collinswood Language Academy in south Charlotte has become a growing concern for parents, who say evidence of trespassing, drug use and a recent police call involving a gun show the site poses a danger to students.