It’s budget time — and with inflation, rising wages, and a desire to expand services, City Manager Marcus Jones says a tax hike is necessary. We'll go through the details with Jones and Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles ..read more

Mike Collins and our panel of guests explore the future of adding toll lanes south of uptown on I-77 and the challenges that presents ..read more

On the next Charlotte Talks, a conversation about what’s at stake as the federal trial that will determine the fate of our state’s voter ID law gets underway ..read more

Four law enforcement officers were shot and killed in Charlotte’s deadliest day for law enforcement. Protesters are arrested at UNC-Chapel Hill. And the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board plans to send a slightly less expensive budget to the county ..read more

Mike Collins meets and hears the story behind Rockie Lynne Rash’s rise through the ranks of successful country music artists. The Statesville native joins Charlotte Talks ..read more

The latest details on the tragic shooting deaths of four law enforcement officers and the injury of four others in an incident that unfolded Monday in east Charlotte ..read more

We preview some of the items the legislature will be grappling with in their short session. That includes education funding, immigration, and what to do with a budget surplus ..read more

On the next Charlotte Talks, CMS Superintendent Dr. Crystal Hill and the system’s chief financial officer share details of their budget request for next year. WFAE education reporter Ann Doss Helms join us as well ..read more

On the Local News Roundup: CMS hears public comments on next year’s budget. The state’s chief justice makes a change at the district court level replacing Judge Elizabeth Trosch. The United Methodist Church holds its General Conference in Charlotte determining the fate of same-sex weddings in that denomination. And our two attorney general candidates are on opposite sides of a major vote in Congress ..read more

On the next Charlotte Talks, our own Tommy Tomlinson shares what he discovered on his three-year quest to find out if show dogs are happy ..read more