May 29, 2009

• Don't deepen cuts, speakers urge
• Several groups accept proposed cuts, but warn against more

May 28, 2009

• Residents show up to battle over county budget
• Dozens Voice Concerns Over Mecklenburg County Budget 
• Dozens plead against county budget cuts; with one notable exception
• Mecklenburg residents debate county budget
• County elections board to lose 2

May 27, 2009

• Mecklenburg County Commissioners question teacher layoffs
• Economic hard times may be fueling rise in suicide attempts

May 26, 2009

• CMS Administrators Meet To Discuss Budget

May 25, 2009

• Mecklenburg County honors veterans

May 24, 2009

• County borrows more without voters' OK

May 22, 2009

• Charlotte and Mecklenburg County governments hold public hearings ...
• CMS notifies 304 teachers they'll lose jobs
• County honors Alexander for helping save wetland

May 21, 2009

• Mecklenburg budget cuts inevitable

May 20, 2009

• Mergers may be key to 'survival'
• Proposed budget holds taxes, cuts jobs
• Mecklenburg honors history of independence
• Commercial building permits drop 48 percent
• No tax hike for unincorporated areas
• County puts off vote on charities
• County wins round in ballpark battle

May 19, 2009

• Deputies Concerned About County Insurance Cutbacks
• County manager to present budget plan
• Charlotte Area Transit CEO may be leaving
• Mecklenburg County Manager's budget has no property tax increase ...

May 18, 2009

• Ax falls hard in Mecklenburg County
• Expanded charity drive considered
• Mecklenburg County budget proposal

May 14, 2009

• Perdue Announces More Than 200 Jobs Coming To Charlotte

May 13, 2009

• CMS budget on its way to county
• School budget ending in 'epic battle'?
• Commissioners might reject raise

May 12, 2009

• CMS approves 2009-10 budget
• After Marathon Haul, a Switch to Sprints
• Nonprofits face major cuts from county

May 11, 2009

• Stormwater fees may rise

May 8, 2009

• Summer's Here: Mecklenburg County Pools To Open May 23
• CMS, CPCC see big cuts in county budget
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Told To Trim $34 Million From Budget

May 7, 2009

• Why Charlotte floods
• Recommended CMS budget would mean hundreds of teacher cuts
• County manager recommends cutting $34M from CMS budget

May 6, 2009

• Mecklenburg County Crews Study Flooding Patterns
• Flood mitigation program saves property

May 5, 2009

• WTVI faces large cuts due to county budget

May 4, 2009

• CMS projected to get $85M in federal funds

May 3, 2009

• Find more than benefits at ESC
• Recycling's future: Bigger bins, fewer pickups

May 2, 2009

• Mecklenburg Forces Patients With Flu Symptoms Into Isolation
• CMS hit with double-whammy

May 1, 2009

• NC health officials testing 334 suspect cases of H1N1, Mecklenburg County waiting on results for 8 specimens