This year, lawmakers introduced narrower proposals, including a bill to create a statewide HOA complaint tracking system, but those measures remain stuck in committee.
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Nora O'Neill
July 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 July 2026
The second apron is a luxury tax mechanism introduced in the 2023 collective bargaining agreement that imposes severe financial and roster-building restrictions on teams with exceptionally high payrolls.
Last week, City Council members Kimberly Owens and JD Mazuera Arias said they were angered that the council hadn’t been briefed on the case until the day the Observer’s story published.
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Maveah Griffith,
Charlotte Observer,
27 July 2026
Lombardi’s leave is connected to a human resources complaint, according to three people briefed on the matter but not authorized to speak publicly.
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