Former Mecklenburg County Commissioner Matthew Ridenhour joins Bo Thompson with news that he is planning to get back into politics and run for the District 5 seat on the County Commission.

NC Senate Candidate (NC-41 Mecklenburg County) joins Vince to talk about his bid for office. 

In the third hour of the program, NC-11 Congressman Madison Cawthorn joins Pete to talk about his decision to run for Mecklenburg County's new NC-13 District in 2022, and takes listener reaction throughout the hour after the interview. Pete talks about Cawthorn's reasons for switching districts and asks listeners how confident they are in the young Congressman potentially representing Charlotte in Washington. 

In the first hour of the show, Pete talks about Mecklenburg County's decision to keep the mask mandate ongoing in Charlotte. 

Pete talks about Mecklenburg County's goal to lift the mask mandate when the testing #'s go under 5% and why that is not a good way to gauge the situation...

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A group of healthcare professionals will be canvassing low-vaccinated neighborhoods in the Charlotte area to administer doses to eligible residents who want to be inoculated. The county also has a home-based vaccination request form on its website available for residents to use. As of now, over half of North Carolina's adult population are considered to be fully vaccinated.

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The County initially withheld $56 million from the school district after concerns of an inequality gap between minority students and white students. After harsh negotiations by both sides, CMS will not only get the amount originally requested, but an additional $12.1 million in overall funding.

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WBT's Brett Jensen was granted exclusive access for a one-on-one interview with Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio. The longtime public official talked about the last 14 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, her career path in government, and what's next for her and the county. 

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“We are dismayed that this funding dispute has reached the point where we must seek statutory resolution. But we will not stand by while the County impedes our efforts to educate students,” said Elyse Dashew, chair of the Board of Education. According to CMS, the county’s budget, which was approved and passed on the first day of the fiscal 2022 year (June 1), will leave the district underfunded by $81 million.

Coronavirus cases are back on the rise in the Charlotte area,  according to new data from Mecklenburg County Public Health Department. The county numbers were declining progrssively for a few months but the rate of coronavirus cases is on the rise in nearly every Mecklenburg County neighborhood, The Charlotte Observer reports. Health officials say the […]