Another American mass shooting this time at an elementary school in Texas results in more police presence at schools around Charlotte. The Mecklenburg County Commission discussed staff's proposed budget, but there's pushback from CMS on the possibility of not getting everything the school district asked for. And Commissioner Ella Scarborough has died.
Mecklenburg County employees who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 can now stay at work without taking regular coronavirus tests, County Manager Dena Diorio said. It's a reversal of the county's prior policy, which required employees to get tested weekly or be fired.
Citing dwindling funds, RAMP CLT has indefinitely stopped taking new applications for rent assistance in Mecklenburg County. Staff say they're nearly out of money, and can't reopen the application portal unless the county or the city provide more funds.