town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners removed a plaque from a Confederate monument in early April without public discussion or a vote, likely violating North Carolina’s open meetings law. Local…
As the John Locke Foundation’s report on legislative reform pointed out, government transparency is a public good. There are some exceptions, such as certain personnel records, but in general, citizens…
What accounted for the extraordinary net decrease in public school students? A cursory review of the data offers few patterns or common characteristics of note.
Executive Summary North Carolina has thousands of crimes scattered across untold pages of statutes, regulations, and ordinances. Many of these crimes are duplicative, unconstitutional, or outright silly. This labyrinth of…
You have to admire the audacity of Robert Bush and the Arts and Science Council (ASC) for their campaign to increase the sales tax in Mecklenburg County by a quarter-cent.…
Criminal convictions are expensive. Court fees, fines, and other costs add up quickly and leave a defendant with crushing debt. And the collateral consequences of a criminal record can be…
On Tuesday, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (CMS) school board passed the “Municipal Concerns Act of 2018.” It is a stunningly brazen document. As Jim Morrill of the Charlotte Observer explains, What the…
Imagine my surprise when reading the Greensboro News & Record’s “Short Stack” editorial– the Monday morning roundup of sound bites that they think no one will read because they’re too…
House Bill 514/Session Law 2018-3 would allow four Mecklenburg County municipalities – Cornelius, Huntersville, Matthews, and Mint Hill – to undertake the charter school application process and, if successful, operate…
Interesting to see Davidson Mayor Rusty Knox weigh in on House Bill 514, which would allow suburban Charlotte cities to create their own charter schools: “This has almost become a…
Eric Rowell’s column this week in the Herald Weekly (serving Huntersville, Cornelius, and Davidson), opens this way: Have you ever heard someone say something along the lines of “I’m all for…
Per the Charlotte Observer: After nearly two decades of discussion, the Charlotte Area Transit System has selected a route for the Silver Line – a proposed light-rail line running along…