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Hearing scheduled Thursday on petition to remove Mecklenburg sheriff
A hearing has been scheduled Thursday morning in Charlotte on a petition to remove Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden from office.
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NC House bill proposes study on splitting large public school districts
“We’ve got reinvent education in North Carolina,” said Rep. Lambeth. “We’ve done some good things, but we haven’t done enough. If you look at enrollments in our K-12 schools, it’s going down, all across the state. Parents have other options, and they’re choosing those other options.”
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‘Serial sign thief’ caught on camera for third time at Fraternal Order of Police Charlotte office
A sign thief was caught on camera stealing political signs from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police office not just once, but three times in the span of a week and a half. The Charlotte-Meckleburg FOP – the nation’s oldest and largest police labor union – displayed several political signs outside its building in support...
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Judge’s order officially ends gun permit dispute involving Mecklenburg sheriff
A federal judge has signed off on an agreement ending a federal lawsuit Second Amendment advocates filed against the Mecklenburg County sheriff. Plaintiffs had argued that Sheriff Garry McFadden was taking too long to conduct mental health checks before issuing concealed handgun permits.
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Mecklenburg sheriff, court clerk added as defendants in federal eCourts lawsuit
The latest version of a federal lawsuit challenging the rollout of North Carolina’s eCourts system adds Mecklenburg County’s sheriff and Superior Court clerk as defendants. The suit also adds four new plaintiffs, bringing the total number to 13.
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Recent N.C. redistricting ruling cited in case tied to former Mecklenburg judicial districts
The latest filing in a case of now-repealed Mecklenburg County judicial districts urges the state Supreme Court to focus on its recent precedent involving statewide election maps. The reference to the Supreme Court’s Feb. 14 decision in the Harper v. Hall redistricting case appears in a document filed Wednesday. The filing responds to critics who...
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State Supreme Court agrees to block dismissal of Mecklenburg judicial districts suit
The N.C. Supreme Court has granted a “temporary stay” blocking an Appeals Court ruling in the case of now-repealed election districts for Mecklenburg County judges. Without comment, the high court issued the stay Wednesday. Justices made that decision one day after plaintiffs requested it. The Supreme Court’s action will have no impact on current Mecklenburg...
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Challengers of now-repealed Mecklenburg judges’ districts want Supreme Court review
Challengers of a now-repealed state law creating judicial districts in Mecklenburg County are taking their case to the state Supreme Court. They have requested a temporary stay and a “writ of supersedeas” from the state’s high court. Those measures would block a unanimous Feb. 1 ruling from a panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals....
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Duke analysis: Dems face uphill battle to win N.C. ‘countrypolitan’ counties
Political observers frequently describe North Carolina’s political leanings in terms of a rural-urban divide. The metro regions break heavily for Democrats, the rural areas side with Republicans. That split makes North Carolina a key swing state in statewide and national races. But a new analysis from Duke University — written by Duke professor Mac McCorkle...
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Appeals Court rejects challenge of now-repealed Mecklenburg judges’ law
The N.C. Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling against challengers of a repealed law affecting Mecklenburg County judges. The law would have converted countywide District Court judicial elections into district races. The General Assembly repealed the districting plan in 2020, rendering the legal challenge moot, according to the Appeals Court. The unanimous three-judge panel...
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Parties Vie in Mecklenburg
The 2004 elections for the Mecklenburg County Commission offer both residents and outside observers some intriguing lessons about intra-party tensions and the issues shaping local politics.
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NC Localities Try Growth Controls
CHARLOTTE — A number of North Carolina towns and counties are taking to steps to restrict growth in response to rapid development in the area north of Charlotte. An unusual aspect of many of the municipal rezoning efforts is their quest to preserve open space outside town borders while simultaneously they attempt to encourage growth along future transit corridors. A burgeoning population helps to explain the trend: Huntersville’s population went from just over 3,000 in 1990 to nearly 27,000 in 2001.
