/tags/patrick-cannon Patrick Cannon en-US Copyright Mon, 02 Jun 2014 20:06:00 GMT /npr-blogs/2014-06-02/former-charlotte-n-c-mayor-will-plead-guilty-to-fraud Patrick Cannon is accused of having accepted $50,000 in bribes. He will plead guilty to fraud on Tuesday. Cannon stepped down as mayor in March, less than four months after he was sworn in. Mon, 02 Jun 2014 20:06:00 GMT /npr-blogs/2014-06-02/former-charlotte-n-c-mayor-will-plead-guilty-to-fraud Alan Greenblatt /politics/2014-04-10/charlotte-moves-forward-with-clodfelter-at-the-helm Former North Carolina Senator Dan Clodfelter officially became the new mayor of Charlotte Wednesday. His wife and one daughter stood with him in the city… Thu, 10 Apr 2014 11:07:28 GMT /politics/2014-04-10/charlotte-moves-forward-with-clodfelter-at-the-helm Gurnal Scott /politics/2014-03-28/how-state-leaders-reacted-to-the-arrest-of-charlotte-mayor-patrick-cannon When the mayor of Charlotte, Patrick Cannon, was arrested this week on charges that he took bribes from undercover FBI agents, we wanted to know how the… Fri, 28 Mar 2014 15:55:35 GMT /politics/2014-03-28/how-state-leaders-reacted-to-the-arrest-of-charlotte-mayor-patrick-cannon Jorge Valencia /politics/2014-03-27/charlotte-mayor-i-hereby-give-notice-of-my-resignation Patrick Cannon resigned as mayor of Charlotte on Wednesday, just hours after federal agents arrested him on public corruption charges. Host Frank Stasio… Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:20:27 GMT /politics/2014-03-27/charlotte-mayor-i-hereby-give-notice-of-my-resignation Carol Jackson, Frank Stasio