Breaking With Brett Jensen
9-3-26: Real CMS Test Scores
Tune in here to this Thursday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen discusses Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ release of its 2025-26 test scores. Jensen notes that CMS officials claim the district’s recent test scores have surpassed pre-COVID levels. He argues that this info…
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9-2-26: Treasury Sec. Bessent In Studio
Tune in here to this Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by discussing his exclusive in-studio interview with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Jensen notes that this is his second interview with Bessent, following their previous conversa…
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9-1-26: CMPD Officer Involved Shooting
Tune in here to this Tuesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by discussing a CMPD officer-involved shooting in a northeast Charlotte neighborhood. Jensen explains that the shooting occurred after a woman with a domestic violence protection order rep…
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8-31-26: Jail North Hits Issue
Tune in here to this Monday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by discussing the planned opening of Mecklenburg County’s Jail North. Jensen notes that the facility, which was scheduled to open Sept. 1, is intended to address severe overcrowding in the …
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8-27-26: Will Cooper Debate Whatley?
Tune in here to this Thursday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by discussing the possibility of a debate between Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley. Jensen explains that there is significant speculation that Cooper’s campaign does not want him to partici…
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8-26-26: CMS To Release Investigation
Tune in here to this Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by speaking with Dr. David Barker, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Barker explains the Trump administration’s approach to higher educ…
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8-25-26: Will CMS Release Hill's Investigation?
Tune in here to this Tuesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by discussing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ first day of school. He begins by connecting the first-day coverage to the controversy surrounding the previous week’s CMS press conference. He…
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8-24-26: CLT FOP Calls Out Local Media
Tune in here to this Monday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen discusses the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police’s response to a recent Charlotte Observer article. The statement was issued in response to an Observer article that said the CMPD officers involve…
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8-21-26: Whatley Hits Cooper With Soft On Crime Stance
Tune in here to this Friday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen discusses Michael Whatley’s press conference at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police headquarters. Whatley begins his speech by arguing that former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper should be cons…
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8-20-26: NC Supreme Ct Rules Suit vs CLT Latin Continues
Tune in here to this Thursday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by talking with Doug and Nicole Turpin about their lawsuit against Charlotte Latin School. Jensen explains that the Turpins filed the lawsuit in 2021 after expressing concerns about ideol…
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