Ed Driggs News Today

The original transportation plan calls for roughly 80% of new sales tax revenue to go to rail projects. A new proposal would cap rail's portion to 40%.

Charlotte leaders are considering raising property taxes and fees to help pay for city services.

The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) will hold its first of three community meetings on Tuesday, April 23, to inform people about the design of the next phase of the Gold Line expansion.

North Carolina tourism leaders on Monday criticized “concerning comments” by some Charlotte City Council members about putting tourism tax revenue into infrastructure projects...

Charlotte’s transportation plan “should not be paid for on the back of one industry,” tourism leaders said in a letter to city leaders.

It’s a conversation worth having, city councilman Ed Driggs said about an idea councilwoman Renee Johnson offered.

Charlotte code enforcement was denied entry into a south Charlotte home undergoing a conversion into an Airbnb, Councilman Ed Driggs says.

RK Investors is eyeing the south Charlotte property between Elm Lane and Rea Road

More than 30 community members spoke at Monday’s council meeting, many with concerns about the ordinances’ impacts on people experiencing homelessness.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are sounding the alarm about a growing problem in our community. Coming off a year of arresting more than 700 juvenile re-offenders, CMPD and city leaders are seeking ways to address the growing problem. Three more teenagers were arrested Tuesday who have 91 combined charges. They all are […]