Charlotte’s leadership “Group” is changing, and The Charlotte Observer reprinted this week John Hood’s column assessing the performance of the city’s self-appointed leaders. In other Queen City news, Meck Deck blogger Jeff Taylor made two WBT Radio appearances this week. He discussed domestic-partner benefits for Mecklenburg County government employees during a conversation with Pete Kaliner, and he joined Tara Servatius to discuss Bank of America’s new top executive. The Lincoln Tribune picked up Carolina Journal Associate Editor Michael Lowrey‘s exclusive this week on a state Appeals Court ruling throwing out Winston-Salem’s anti-loitering law. Meanwhile, WECT Television and News 14 Carolina noted this week Joseph Coletti’s new report on government transparency. In other news, a letter in the Jacksonville Daily News alluded to the John Locke Foundation’s “By The Numbers” report while discussing Jacksonville’s crime rate.
