Mooresville Tribune readers recently read advice from Carolina Journal Associate Editor Michael Lowrey about tools they could use to watch how local governments spend their money. Meanwhile, Meck Deck blogger Jeff Taylor continues to help local media outlets pay attention to important stories in the Charlotte area. WBT Radio picked up on Taylor’s blog entry raising questions about recent turnover in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. In other news on the local government front, the McDowell News highlighted E.A. Morris Fellows alumna Patricia Boyd when she raised property rights concerns about a proposed animal ordinance in her community.