Jennifer Roberts bows out, Mayor Vi Lyles files, and a late‑hour GOP realtor scrambles Charlotte’s 2025 mayoral race—just as transit, crime, and council chaos crowd the ballot.
Summer Nunn leaves the CMS board after one term, citing family, work, and “dysfunction.” District 6 now looks for fresh candidates as November’s ballot takes shape.
Vi Lyles files for a fifth mayoral term, faces scant opposition, and eyes a mobility sales‑tax legacy while City Council dysfunction simmers. 🍩
Charlotte’s Planning Commission preps area plans for an August vote, eyes Opportunity Zone tweaks, and schedules biannual UDO maintenance, while every seat at the dais is finally full.
Gov. Josh Stein vetoes HB 96 after a late addition of a pet-shop clause; lawmakers spar over squatter relief and concerns about puppy mills in a session one vote shy of gaining override power.
Charlotte’s 2025 campaign season opens July 7 as every City Council seat—and the mayor’s gavel—go up for grabs. Filing runs only 12 days. Get in line or get left out.
Mecklenburg’s March 2024 primary drew just 19 % of voters—about 13 % of residents—fueling the ideological edge that Bradley Tusk says is tearing national politics apart.
NC’s GOP delegation fires off fresh remarks on taxes, terror, and turf wars in Congress; here’s what they said and why it matters for Charlotte’s voters.
