About this episode

Tim Boyum discusses significant recent developments in Charlotte politics with former city council members Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston.

On this week's episode of Tying it Together, host Tim Boyum is joined by former Charlotte city council members Tariq Bokhari and Larken Egleston to talk about potentially one of the most consequential months of Charlotte politics in at least a decade. The council recently reversed course and canceled a major transportation plan. It is poised to potentially ban data centers in the coming weeks, and this all comes after the mayor announced she was stepping down at the end of June, long before her term expires. Bokhari, a Republican, and Egleston, a Democrat, work at The Southern Group and host their own podcast, R&D in the N.C .

People in this episode

Host: Tim Boyum

Guests: Tariq Bokhari, Larken Egleston

Topics covered

• Charlotte politics
• transportation plan
• data centers
• city council
• mayoral resignation

Keywords

• Charlotte
• politics
• transportation
• data centers
• city council
• mayor
• Bokhari
• Egleston

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Southern Group

Places: Charlotte

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