The city is experiencing extraordinary economic momentum while confronting serious questions about its finances, public safety, taxes, development and trust in local government.

And now there’s an effort to recall the mayor.

This week on Locked In with Algenon Cash, Greensboro Mayor Marikay Abuzuaiter sits down for more than an hour to talk about all of it.

We discuss Greensboro’s placement on North Carolina’s Unit Assistance List and what the increased state scrutiny actually means. I ask about spending, reserves, future borrowing and her confidence in City Manager Trey Davis.

We also get into Greensboro’s 180-day moratorium on large data centers, the city’s response to recent violence and whether residents are truly benefiting from Greensboro’s remarkable economic growth.

Then we get personal.

Why does she think some residents want her removed from office? Has City Hall lost public trust? And what does she believe her critics are getting right?

Greensboro Mayor Marikay Abuzuaiter answers the questions facing her and the city she leads.

What is happening in Greensboro?

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The North Carolina election 2026 is becoming a test of whether Republican candidates can separate their records in Raleigh from what’s happening in Washington.

NC Representative Jeff Zenger joins Locked In with Algenon Cash for a candid conversation about Michael Whatley and the political environment facing Republicans heading into November. Zenger represents House District 74 in Forsyth County and faces Democrat Amy Taylor North in a rematch of one of the Triad’s closest legislative races of 2024.

Zenger believes his record on economic growth, lower taxes, regulatory reform and housing gives voters a reason to judge him independently of national politics. He also makes the case that a voter can support Roy Cooper for U.S. Senate and still move down the ballot to vote for a Republican like Zenger.

But his reelection fight isn’t only about national politics. Zenger addresses criticism surrounding his development dispute with the Town of Lewisville, explains what happened from his perspective and pushes back against some of the claims that have followed him politically.

The conversation also examines Trump’s influence on the Republican Party, Michael Whatley’s U.S. Senate campaign, ticket-splitting, down-ballot turnout and what the midterms could mean for Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly. As the North Carolina election 2026 approaches, Zenger’s race could become an interesting test of whether voters will judge state lawmakers on their individual records or allow national politics to shape their decisions further down the ballot.

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What does it mean to keep trusting God when life doesn’t go your way?

John Davenport Jr., author of The River Principle: Trading Self-Reliance for the Only Source That Never Runs Dry, joins Locked In with Algenon Cash for a conversation about self-reliance, money, surrender, faith and our desire to control what happens next.

At the center of The River Principle is a distinction between the “lake” and the “river.” We spend our lives building lakes — accumulating money, developing careers, forming relationships, making plans and creating resources designed to make us feel secure. John’s argument isn’t that we shouldn’t build, save or prepare. His challenge is what happens when we begin treating those resources as the ultimate source of our security.

But faith also raises difficult questions.

How do you know when God is actually speaking to you? How do you distinguish God’s voice from fear, ego, intuition or your own desires? Where is the line between responsible planning and self-reliance? And can you keep trusting God when surrender doesn’t produce the outcome you wanted?

John and Algenon explore faith during uncertain times, the tension between surrender and personal responsibility, and whether our desire for control can prevent us from experiencing genuine peace.

Because perhaps surrender isn’t believing everything will work out exactly as we planned.

Perhaps it’s discovering that we can still be okay when it doesn’t.

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