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* 11/05/2009

County manager will get $38,000 bonus
County Manager Harry Jones will get the same $38,400 performance bonus he received last year. The bonus will be added to Jones’ base salary of $215,655 under a pay structure that county leaders approved five years ago.

* 11/03/2009

Foxx wins race for Charlotte mayor
Anthony Foxx was elected mayor of Charlotte on Tuesday, defeating John Lassiter and putting a Democrat in the city's top elected position for the first time in 22 years.
Complete election results

* 11/04/2009

NC congressman too rushed to find airport parking
A North Carolina congressman dashing to catch a plane dumped his SUV at the end of a row of properly parked cars at Charlotte's airport.

* 11/03/2009

Burke voters toss out board chairwoman
Voters in Burke County send a loud message to the school board -- an angry message.

New mayor in Matthews; Liquor vote passes in Union County
Republican Jim Taylor is the new mayor of Matthews. He defeated Jack Davis. Lee Myers, who has held the office for the last 18 years, didn't run for re-election.

Democrats keep control of Charlotte City Council
Democrats already held the purse strings on how your tax money is spent in Charlotte. On Tuesday night, the party picked up one more seat on the City Council.

11/02/2009

Mayoral candidates make last push for voters
The focus of the mayor's race in Charlotte shifted Monday from getting the message out to getting voters out.

* 10/30/2009

Charlotte mayor's race gets heated in final days
The race for mayor in Charlotte has been cool, if not downright civil -- until now. 

11/02/2009

Find your polling location and view sample ballot
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10/30/2009

NC panel penalizes former gov, asks for probe
North Carolina elections officials have penalized former Gov. Mike Easley's campaign $100,000 for unreported airplane flights and asked prosecutors to investigate whether laws were broken.

* 10/28/2009

Mayoral candidates meet in final debate
The two men vying to be Charlotte's next mayor went head-to-head Wednesday night in the final debate before the election on Tuesday.
Which candidate won the debate?

* New mayor will face economic, transportation issues
Charlotte is not the same city it was 14 years ago when Mayor Pat McCrory first took office. Whoever takes his place will face some new and daunting challenges.

* Mayoral candidates prepare for final debate
Candidates on Wednesday said they were ready for the final debate before the mayoral election on Nov. 3.

Lassiter: 2006 property tax should be rolled back; Foxx disagrees
Republican John Lassiter on Tuesday called for rolling back at least part of the property tax increase that the City Council passed in 2006, amplifying a difference with Democrat Anthony Foxx a week before Charlotte's mayoral election.

On the campaign trail with mayoral candidate Anthony Foxx
Anthony Foxx says it’s a little-known fact that he’s a "natural introvert”.

* 10/27/2009

On the campaign trail with mayoral candidate John Lassiter
John Lassiter admits he's not naturally a touchy-feely kind of guy.

* School board battle brings out voters in Burke County
Early voting in Burke County is bringing people in by the thousands.

* Lawmakers won't consider SC gov impeachment yet
South Carolina lawmakers will not consider a move to impeach Republican Gov. Mark Sanford anytime soon.

* Foxx takes fundraising lead in mayoral race
Next week’s mayoral election has already set a new record with more than $1-million in campaign contributions for the two candidates seeking the office.

Contact Us | Undecided on Charlotte mayoral candidates?
We are looking for folks who live in Charlotte to watch Wednesday's mayoral debate with us here in our studios, and tell us your thoughts!

* 10/26/2009

Impeachment question looms as SC lawmakers return
South Carolina lawmakers return to the Statehouse tomorrow to debate tweaking state law to grant employment benefits to tens of thousands of people.

* Campbell testifies on Easley campaign flights
A political ally of former Gov. Mike Easley testified Monday at a State Board of Elections hearing investigating Easley campaign finances that he provided scores of unreported campaign-related flights to Easley valued at nearly $88,000.

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