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Election week is finally upon us. Ben Bradford, Tom Bullock and Lisa Worf talk about what the Democratic and Republican candidates for Senate have…
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Mecklenburg County voters will decide next week whether to increase the county’s sales tax by a quarter cent. If approved, Mecklenburg County’s sales tax…
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The CMS school board decided to support the quarter cent sales tax that would mostly go to teacher pay. But board members made it clear Tuesday night they…
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News Director Greg Collard and reporters Ben Bradford and Tom Bullock (sitting in for Lisa Miller) discuss how lawmakers finally reached a budget deal.…
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The future of a bill to cap county sales tax at 2.5 percent is bleak. This after the House Finance Committee took up the measure earlier this morning.The…
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On Wednesday, the North Carolina Senate passed a bill capping county sales tax rates at 2.5 percent.The vote was 33 to 16. The final tally came after more…
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After a contentious debate on the Senate floor earlier today, a bill capping county sales tax passed 33 to 16. Joining Mark Rumsey to talk about the bill…
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On Monday night the Senate Finance Committee debated county sales taxes again.That bill was changed but not in a way that would keep a planned Mecklenburg…
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Heading into the week, we knew that topics like the budget, Common Core and teacher pay raises would be Statehouse news. We didn't expect a controversy to…
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If there was a word of the night at yesterday’s Mecklenburg County Commissioners meeting, it would have been “teachers.” Not surprising since the board…