Mecklenburg logged 13,871 early and by-mail votes. Most arrived in five days and clustered at University City, SouthPark, and a few big branches. In primaries, that small surge sets the agenda.
A safely blue district, a decisive primary. Dante Anderson backs the mobility tax and corridor investments. Charlene Henderson pushes neighborhood-first growth and worker standards.
Charlotte’s at-large races decide four citywide seats. Meet the field, see key dates, and track positions on the transit tax, housing, and stadium funding. Privacy-first, all receipts linked.
The 1% transit sales tax would fund roads, rail, and buses through a new regional authority with strict gates on the Red Line. Here’s how it works, who controls it and where candidates stand.
Charlotte’s 1% transportation sales tax could raise $19B, fund roads and rail, dissolve the MTC, and put the Red Line first. What it means for you.
Three challengers hope personal histories—spanning Marine Corps service, nonprofit leadership, and street-level advocacy—can unseat Charlotte’s entrenched mayor in 2025.
Charlotte mayoral contenders clash over housing, transit, and public safety, offering voters sharply different plans and political philosophies ahead of the 2025 primary.
A hard look at the week: Mecklenburg’s transit tax hits the ballot, the governor signs a stopgap budget and vetoes a school-choice tax credit, and local transparency fights simmer in Charlotte.
Seven candidates want to run Charlotte. One already does. The rest are campaigning with policy, poetry, or PayPal. The real question: Will anyone show up to vote?
A candid look at President Trump’s July 2025 executive order targeting homelessness, the rising numbers behind it, criticisms from advocates, and why sweeping tent encampments might miss the mark.
