Michael Graff, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com/author/michael-graff/ North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Sun, 27 Jul 2025 23:58:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png Michael Graff, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com/author/michael-graff/ 32 32 210991526 The Quiet Power of Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/vi-lyles-charlotte-mayor-reelection/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=50727 With an understated style and moderate agenda, the 72-year-old mayor will likely cruise to a fifth term this fall. ]]>

With an understated style and moderate agenda, the 72-year-old mayor will likely cruise to a fifth term this fall.

]]> 50727 Charlotte Police Chief To Retire With $305,000 Severance https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/law-enforcement/johnny-jennings-charlotte-police-chief/ Sun, 25 May 2025 22:30:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=47270 Johnny Jennings will step down at the end of the year after former council member Tariq Bokhari threatened to wound him politically.]]>

Johnny Jennings will step down at the end of the year after former council member Tariq Bokhari threatened to wound him politically.

]]> 47270 A Charlotte Regulator Gets DOGE’d https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/charlotte-doge-elon-musk-trump-jack-cobb/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=41099 A Republican with decades of blue-chip legal experience moved into consumer protection. Then Musk took a chainsaw to his agency.]]>

A Republican with decades of blue-chip legal experience moved into consumer protection. Then Musk took a chainsaw to his agency.

]]> 41099 McCrae Dowless’ Last Spin https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/mccrae-dowless-last-spin/ Tue, 03 May 2022 00:47:39 +0000 http://www.theassemblync.com/2022/05/03/mccrae-dowless-last-spin/ Dowless, a small-town vote wrangler who rose to national infamy over election fraud charges, was laid to rest on Saturday.]]>

Dowless, a small-town vote wrangler who rose to national infamy over election fraud charges, was laid to rest on Saturday.

]]> 67 The Search for the Next Phoenix https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/the-search-for-the-next-phoenix-g-k-butterfield/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:24:03 +0000 http://www.theassemblync.com/2022/03/17/the-search-for-the-next-phoenix/ For decades, two congressional districts have been the primary routes for Black candidates seeking federal office in North Carolina. With redrawn lines, that could change in November—if Democrats match their votes with their rhetoric.]]>

For decades, two congressional districts have been the primary routes for Black candidates seeking federal office in North Carolina. With redrawn lines, that could change in November—if Democrats match their votes with their rhetoric.

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