Tune in here to this ​Thursday's edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!



Breaking, Brett Jensen kicks the show off by talking about the Mecklenburg County Commission’s vote on the proposed one-cent sales tax and the political fallout that followed. He unpacks the backstory of the tax—meant to fund transportation projects like roads and light rail—and explains how it gained local and state support to make it onto the November ballot.



Jensen spotlights Commissioner Susan Rodriguez-McDowell, who previously pledged to support putting the measure on the ballot despite opposing it personally, only to reverse course with a “no” vote. Calling out what he sees as a political flip-flop,



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Tune in here to this ​Thursday's edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
 
Breaking, Brett Jensen kicks the show off by talking about the Mecklenburg County Commission&rsquo;s vote on the proposed one-cent sales tax and the political fallout that followed.&nbsp;He unpacks the backstory of the tax&mdash;meant to fund transportation projects like roads and light rail&mdash;and explains how it gained local and state support to make it onto the November ballot.
 
Jensen spotlights Commissioner Susan Rodriguez-McDowell, who previously pledged to support putting the measure on the ballot despite opposing it personally, only to reverse course with a &ldquo;no&rdquo; vote. Calling out what he sees as a political flip-flop,
 
Listen here for all of this and more on Breaking With Brett Jensen.
 
To be the first to hear about Breaking Brett Jensen's exclusives and more&nbsp;follow him on X <a href="https://x.com/Brett_Jensen">@Brett_Jensen</a>!

Every weeknight from 7-8 PM, "Breaking Brett Jensen" comes off the beat for a deep dive into the day's top stories, and to answer your questions at 704-520-1110.

Every weeknight from 7-8 PM, "Breaking Brett Jensen" comes off the beat for a deep dive into the day's top stories, and to answer your questions at 704-520-1110.

Breaking With Brett Jensen

8-7-25: Meck Sales Tax Goes To Ballot

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