N.C. Sen. Joel Ford and N.C. Sen. Malcolm Graham provided a legislative update. Ford passed out a five-page document that is here. ... Continue Reading →
Warren Cooksey with DOT 101
Warren Cooksey, no stranger to to the Forum after years as a member of Charlotte City Council, was back at the speaker’s table today in his new position with the N.C. Department of Transportation. The slides he presented are on this page, below the video clips of his presentation and the Q&A ... Continue Reading →
Ford points to shortfall in MBE record at N.C. DOT
N.C. Sen. Joel Ford provided for Forum readers the text of a North Carolina Department of Transportation report dated March 31, 2014 that indicated that, for the 2013 fiscal year, 2.76% of DOT contracts and other spending had been awareded to minority-owned firms, well short of the DOT goal of 6.7%. ... Continue Reading →
Legislators report at Open Forum
The need for an agenda for change in the African-American community. Problems with a road project. Nurturing minority contractors. Broadening the Forum's list of topics discussed. There was a lot on the table today. But we begin below with a discussion with three members of the ... Continue Reading →
Forum session unearths disappointments with both charters, districts
In a packed house with more than a dozen elected officials or candidates present, Tuesday's session on public education in Mecklenburg unearthed deep disappointment over how all public schools in Mecklenburg are not meeting the N.C. constitutional mandate to afford every child a sound basic ... Continue Reading →
N.C. Sen.-elect Joel Ford’s post-election comments
Nov. 13, 2012 N.C. Sen.-elect Joel Ford's comments to the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum today. ... Continue Reading →
3 candidates for N.C. Senate discuss issues facing state government
Sept. 18, 2012 Three of the eight candidates on the Mecklenburg ballot for N.C. Senate seats addressed the Forum today. Malcolm Graham, left, faces Earl Lyndon Philip in District 40. Jeff Tarte, center, is unopposed in District 41. Joel Ford, right, faces Richard Rivette in District 38. In ... Continue Reading →