CHARLOTTE — During Monday night’s meeting, Charlotte’s City Manager Marcus Jones proposed a $4.2 billion fiscal year budget, which includes a 1.5 cent increase in property tax for 2025. For the past five years, he has been able to increase services and pay without raising taxes. Breaking: City Manager Marcus Jones is proposing a 1.5
The Department of Energy revealed details about 35 clean energy projects totaling $1.93 billion in funding across 20 states, including North Carolina. Siemens will receive more than $18 million in tax credits to expand its transformer manufacturing facility in Charlotte, adding nearly 500 new jobs. “We look globally to decide where to make these factories
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Every Monday, Renaissance West STEAM Academy math teacher Shelby Lattimore starts her class by charging her students for their seats, not with U.S. currency but with “Lattimore Bucks.” It’s a project she started last year as a way to improve attendance. “It’s not just about having them here,” Lattimore said. “It’s about