A late substitute motion placed $2,293,759 in restricted contingency rather than fund a same-day move of MEDIC's EMT minimum wage to the new $25.53 county floor. Three commissioners stayed certain and lost. Two outside studies — by July and November — will inform the next…
Jack Beckett·May 29, 2026
The Metropolitan Transit Commission held its final meeting May 27 after 27 years, adopting an amended CATS fare policy and formally handing operational control to the new Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority. The…
Jack Beckett·Jun 1, 2026
Charlotte went from a bus-only city to a rail-connected region to an independent transit authority in 27 years. A companion to the Mercury's coverage of the MTC's dissolution, laid out as a single annotated timeline.
Jack Beckett·May 30, 2026
Down 5-3 in the nightcap of a weather-made doubleheader, the Knights erupted for eight runs in the fourth — capped by Braden Montgomery's grand slam and two…
John Speedway·May 29, 2026
A 7-1 vote sends the FY2027 operating budget to ordinance-drafting for June 2 adoption. Roughly $1.6 million in additional fund-balance allocations cleared.…
Jack Beckett·May 29, 2026
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sports·May 26, 2026
Charlotte FC took a 1-0 win over the New England Revolution into the MLS World Cup break Saturday night at Bank of…
sports·May 26, 2026
Mackenzie George scored in the sixth minute at Hodges Stadium on Sunday, and the Carolina Ascent spent the next…
sports·May 25, 2026
Daniel Suarez won the rain-shortened 600 in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet — built in Kyle Busch's old shop, by…
sports·May 25, 2026
Katherine Legge crashed out of the Indianapolis 500, then drove to Charlotte Motor Speedway and finished the Coca-Cola…
Thirteen new fund-balance allocations cleared at Thursday's FY27 straw vote — eleven external community partners plus two internal Park & Rec restorations. The…
Jack Beckett·May 29, 2026
Kyle Larson hasn't won a Cup Series race since Kansas in May 2025. The streak now stands at 37 — his longest since joining Hendrick Motorsports — and on Sunday…
Jack Beckett·May 28, 2026
Charlotte's city council voted Tuesday to open applications for an interim mayor, 19 days after Mayor Vi Lyles announced her resignation — and the 2027 race…
·May 27, 2026
Charlotte City Council held a public hearing Tuesday on a proposed 150-day moratorium on new telecommunications and data storage facilities.
Jack Beckett·May 27, 2026
CMS unanimously approved a 99-year lease option with Innovative Housing Solutions Foundation for educator housing adjacent to Garinger High School. IHSF must…
Jack Beckett·May 27, 2026
The Charlotte Knights took the Gwinnett road series four games to two. All four wins came by exactly one run. Rikuu Nishida's eighth-inning go-ahead single…
John Speedway·May 26, 2026
government·May 24, 2026
Inside the $2.6 billion budget Mecklenburg commissioners adopt June 2 is the county's share of a $118 million…
government·May 23, 2026
CRTPO voted May 20 to withdraw support for the I-77 South toll lanes, all but ending a $3.2 billion expansion, removing…