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Mecklenburg County is represented in the North Carolina General Assembly by Representatives Mary Belk, Terry Brown Jr., Laura Budd, Becky Carney, Tricia Cotham, Carla Cunningham, Aisha Dew, Julia ...

Rep. Tricia Cotham’s House Bill 948 — a proposal to allow a 1-cent countywide tax referendum to address transportation needs — was speeding through the legislature late in its 2025 session ...

North Carolina General Assembly passes Tricia Cotham’s transit tax referendum bill. Now goes to Gov. Josh Stein before Mecklenburg County Commission vote.

The North Carolina House overwhelmingly approved, 102-6, Mecklenburg County's sales tax increase referendum for transit.

The House Finance Committee voted to advance House Bill 948, Rep. Tricia Cotham’s proposal to allow a 1-cent countywide tax referendum to pay for road, rail and bus projects.

After five years of little progress on a new transportation plan, the state House transportation committee unanimously approved Republican State Rep. Tricia Cotham’s bill to possibly increase ...

The House transportation committee unanimously approved House Bill 948, legislation introduced by Republican Rep. Tricia Cotham to allow a 1-cent countywide tax referendum to pay for road, rail ...

Rep. Tricia Cotham, R-Mecklenburg, is the bill's primary sponsor and said she supports the compromise because of the population-based funding it offers each of the county's smaller municipalities for ...

Tricia Cotham won’t be welcomed back into Charlotte’s Democratic circles. That door is closed. But legacy is a different thing. And with the filing of the PAVE Act, she may have just cemented ...

Mecklenburg County leaders support the PAVE Act proposed by Rep. Cotham to improve transportation infrastructure.