Over the next week, promoters of the Charlotte region will start looking at consultants' proposals for creating a Charlotte-area "brand." From WFAE's Carolinas Business Bureau Simone Orendain spoke with Charlotte Regioal Visitors Authority spokeswoman Molly Hedrick about the branding campaign.
North Carolina counties want the state government to foot the bill for all Medicaid costs. North Carolina is the only state in the country where counties pay a portion of Medicaid expenses. WFAE's Jaime Bedrin spoke to Mecklenburg County Commission Chairman Parks Helms to find out how the proposed changes might affect tax payers.
(6/5/06) This week the Charlotte City Manager's office presented options to the city council on the suspended speed and red-light camera programs. WFAE's Simone Orendain reports.
(6/7/06) An encounter with a homeless man at Elmwood Cemetery has WFAE commentator Tamara Wilson considering her prejudices towards Charlotte's homeless population.
(5/31/06) At least 35 Charlotte-area companies are participating in a pilot program on air pollution that runs from June first to August 31st. It's called the Clean Air Works program. From WFAE's Carolinas Business Bureau Simone Orendain spoke with program organizer and environmental attorney David Francina.
(5/31/06) Living in Shanghai, China this year, with two young daughters, has given Davidson resident David Boraks a unique perspective on one of China's most notorious government edicts, the one-child policy.
(5/25/06) Indiana's Greenway administrator was in Charlotte this week as part of the Urban Land Institute's spring symposium. Ray Irvin got a look at the Little Sugar Creek Greenway, where a mixed use development called "The Metropolitan" is being built. WFAE's Simone Orendain spoke with Irvin.
(5/25/06) NASCAR's top stars return to Lowe's Motor Speedway Thursday to qualify for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600. When the race begins, all of the competitors will be white males. But a young driver living in Mooresville is the face of NASCAR's efforts to become a more diverse sport. Click here to see photos of Marc Davis in action.
(5/25/06) NASCAR's top stars return to Lowe's Motor Speedway Thursday to qualify for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600. When the race begins, all of the competitors will be white males. But a young driver living in Mooresville is the face of NASCAR's efforts to become a more diverse sport. Click here to see photos of Marc Davis in action.
