Vi Lyles

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles announces her resignation, the state Senate votes to pause property tax assessments for a year, Wake County delays a vote on the merger of Atrium Health with WakeMed, and the PGA is back in town.

WFAE’s political reporter Steve Harrison joined All Things Considered host Nick de la Canal to talk about a huge day in Charlotte politics, and what we know about Mayor Vi Lyles' resignation.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles won her fifth term in November. She announced Thursday she will resign in June. Members of the community have been worried about her health and ability to do the job.

Charlotte City Council members and community leaders have questioned privately whether Vi Lyles will finish her fifth term as mayor.

N.C. Department of Transportation board member Stephen Rosenburgh said last week he might question whether the state should be involved in other Charlotte transportation projects if the city rejects I-77 toll lanes.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles on Monday said judges and magistrates allow criminals to be released too quickly.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles said Monday that the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on the city's light rail system was "a tragic failure by the courts and magistrates" and announced new steps to increase transit security.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles is calling the fatal stabbing of a young woman on the city’s light rail system a “tragic situation” that underscores broader challenges with mental health and homelessness.

Mayor Lyles’ tiebreaking vote made the proposal moot — Charlotte won’t even take the anodyne step of referring it to a City Council committee for study. The issue is complicated.

During Charlotte City Attorney Patrick Baker's performance review this month, Mayor Pro Tem Dante Anderson accused Baker of "leaking" a public document to WFAE.