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What will Charlotte's $405 million in bonds build?
Charlotte voters decide three city bonds on November 3: $125 million for affordable housing, $20 million for neighborhood improvement and $280 million for transportation. The city says the bonds need no property tax rate increase. (The Charlotte Post, October 23, 2026; the Post's own editorial position is its opinion and is not repeated here)
Your numbers
About 108,000 Black North Carolinians said they were registered but did not vote in 2024, compared with about 83,000 in 2020. (Census Bureau survey estimate)
Who pays
Yes, local tax dollars: the city repays the bonds over time. Residents weigh what the bonds build against the debt; SourceLine takes no side.
Who decides
Charlotte voters on November 3, then the City Council, which decides where the money goes.
What is coming to North Carolina
When SourceLine is complete here, you will see every City Council vote on how the bond money is spent, at your address.
Read the Charlotte Post · The story and its reporting belong to the outlet that published it. Survey figures are estimates with wider ranges in smaller states.
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Stories for North Carolina
Told with North Carolina’s own numbers. Open one to go down to your county, city and address.
- 69,000 Black men lost federal jobs. Why didn't anyone count them?About 69,000 fewer Black men work federal jobs than in 2024. Their count beside Black women, where it hit hardest, and who can act.Read the story ›
- How many Black voters voted early in Georgia and North Carolina in 2026?Black early voting in 2026 beside the 2022 midterm, county by county in Georgia and North Carolina, and who sets the rules for your vote.Read the story ›
- Black voters moved in 2026. What did it win, and what comes next?A record 124 million voted. About 9 in 10 Black voters backed House Democrats, and five Black governors won. State by state, and what comes next.Read the story ›
Sources are named in each story: Census Bureau business surveys, Bureau of Economic Analysis, USAspending.gov, USDA, and state records. Benefits and federal awards are separate measures and are never added together. Every story ›
Reported in Black newspapers in North Carolina
No recent reporting from Black newspapers in North Carolina is on file yet.