The Pete Kaliner Show

This episode is presented by Create A Video –  Local Charlotte-area leaders are on a deadline to decide whether to reverse their reversal and (once again) approve a state plan to expand I-77 and add toll lanes. After some residents objected, local officials pulled their support for the $4 billion project. The state responded by demanding repayment for design and planning work already done over a decade. But if local officials flip again and support the pro...

This episode is presented by Create A Video –  The National Republican Senatorial Committee is warning the tech industry that opposition to data centers is the "sleeper issue" in the Ohio US Senate race. And if the Democrat wins on this issue it will prompt a lot more politicians to oppose data centers and collapse the industry. The NRSC is urging the industry to combat the ignorant and misleading propaganda before it's too late. Become a supporter of this...

This episode is presented by Create A Video –  Artificial intelligence (and the data centers that make it possible) have helped a world-changing breakthrough in cancer treatment. So, according to the Romney Rule, this means if you oppose data center construction it means you support people dying of cancer. Sorry, but I don't make the rules. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pete-kaliner-show--6946691/support . Subscri...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek joins me to discuss the latest report examining security on the Charlotte Area Transit System. The report highlights gaping holes in the system - from lack of fare enforcement, unspent budget dollars for improvements, and design flaws that promote fare evasion. Plus, Stacey Matthews from  RedState.com discusses the casual sexism of Sen. John Ossoff and the hilarious vict...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – After a nearly-two month suspension, the Superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools made her first appearance in front of local media, although staffers tried to restrict questions to the start of the new school year and not the controversey around Dr. Crystal Hill's suspension. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pete-kaliner-show--6946691/support . Subscribe to the po...

This episode is presented by Create A Video –  Primaries around the nation yesterday delivered some surprising results... and some unsurprising ones. Plus, a polling firm that made all sorts of news a few weeks ago now admits that it didn't actually do polling. It was running a "short term social experiment." Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pete-kaliner-show--6946691/support . Subscribe to the podcast   My preferred...

This episode is presented by Create A Video –  The Charlotte Observer reports that city, community, and business leaders met for a year in secret with a mission to fight crime in Uptown. Now it can be told - probably because they are touting a reduction in crime rates in the Center City. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pete-kaliner-show--6946691/support . Subscribe to the podcast   My preferred podcast platform:  Sp...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry "Not My Fault" McFadden is disappointed in us again. This time it's about insane inmates who get released. McFadden told WBTV more should be done to provide mental health treatments to people after they're released from the jail. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pete-kaliner-show--6946691/support . Subscribe to the podcast   My preferred p...

This episode is presented by Create A Video –  Andrew Dunn is the publisher of Longleaf Politics and a contributing columnist to The Charlotte Observer. He’s also the author of the book The Change Agent: Pat McCrory's Rise, Reckoning and Legacy . Today we discussed how North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson could make himself unbeatable and a new campaign strategy against Roy Cooper in his run for US Senate.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https...

This episode is presented by Create A Video –  AP Dillon is a reporter for the North State Journal. Read her reporting at NSJonline.com. She publishes a Substack.com newsletter called More To The Story . She joined me to discuss the Trump administration report "Wolves in White Coats" that documents how the medical industry monetized transgender "treatments." Plus, former Gov. Roy Cooper is facing deposition for his decision to close certain bars during his...