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A political/business consultant from Waxhaw is organizing a Charlotte festival for conservatives that he hopes will provide “an alternative voice” the week thousands of Democrats are in town for their national convention.

Jason Lambert said “Rock the Red 2012” – planned for Sept. 5 in 11,000-seat Bojangles’ Coliseum – will feature as-yet-unnamed national conservative speakers as well as country and rock music acts. Over the past year, Lambert has had a hand in bringing then-GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann and controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio to Union County. More here.

More political headlines:

--Legislators are expected to vote Thursday on a $20.2 billion budget that gives state employees and teachers raises and shrinks the amount that school systems would have to cut from their budgets next year. GOP leaders praised their work, but school administrators, school board members and Gov. Bev Perdue reserved opinions until they could look at the numbers.

In an odd political bedfellows moment, three North Carolina congressmen - two progressive Democrats and one religious-right Republican - joined forces Monday to urge the Obama administration to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Read more from the town hall here.

The nation's largest gay rights group is returning to Charlotte for its annual gala -- under much different auspices than previous years. Given the number of politicians slated to attend or speak, organizers say, the dinner event at the Charlotte Convention Center almost will have the feel of a pre-DNC event. Get the full Charlotte Observer story here.