The post Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina, on the state of North Carolina’s troubled redistricting process appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

Pierce is a social studies teacher at Red Oak Middle School in Battleboro, North Carolina and was social studies teacher of the year in 2019. The post NC Social Studies teacher Rodney Pierce on the need to teach a broad, full history of America appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

Originally broadcast August 1, 2021 The post NC Attorney General Josh Stein discusses a historic $26 Billion opioid settlement, racial equity in the justice system, and the latest COVID-related scams appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

Originally broadcast August 1, 2021 The post Urban Institute senior researcher Anuj Gangopadhyaya: Do Black and White Patients Experience Similar Rates of Adverse Safety Events at the Same Hospital? appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

The post NC Policy Watch investigative reporter Joe Killian on the controversy surrounding Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and the ongoing political efforts of the Christian right in anticipation of the 2022 elections appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

The post Consumer advocate Rochelle Sparko of the Center for Responsible Lending on the state of the national student loan debt crisis and some relief that the Biden administration has made available appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

The post Author, scholar, and former U.S. Navy Commander Theodore Johnson about his new book, “When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America” appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

Wake County Commissioners Chair Matt Calabria discusses a new comprehensive anti-discrimination ordinance, ongoing efforts to stop the spread of COVID, and the vexing shortage of affordable housing The post Wake County Commissioners Chair Matt Calabria appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

Public education advocates Letha Muhammad and Sarah Montgomery discuss the growing grassroots effort to convince the state legislature to comply with a state court order to provide every child in North Carolina with the opportunity to receive a sound basic education. The post Public education advocates Letha Muhammad and Sarah Montgomery with the l…

The post From CRT to mask mandates, NC Policy Watch education reporter Greg Childress discusses some of the latest policy battles in the world of public education appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

The post Christina Cowger of the group North Carolina Stop Torture Now on the need to take a hard and honest look at the 20-year occupation of Afghanistan appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

The Polis: Center for Politics at the Sanford School of Public Policy and the Duke Department of Mathematics recently held a special two-day conference on Redistricting and American Democracy. This segment features four of the national experts invited to participate: Kathay Feng, National Redistricting Director, Common Cause; David Wasserman, Senio…

The post Rep. Deb Butler discusses the COVID economy, education spending and the next steps for redistricting appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

The post Author and civil rights attorney Geeta Kapur discusses her powerful and important new book about the University of North Carolina appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

The post Rep. Marcia Morey discusses education funding, redistricting, criminal justice reform and extreme risk protective orders appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

Read: State of Working North Carolina 2021. The post North Carolina Budget and Tax Center economist Patrick McHugh discusses protecting & connecting workers emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

Read: Clear and present danger: Former Army missile plant has polluted a Black, Latino neighborhood in Burlington for more than 30 years The post State Representative Ricky Hurtado discusses the remarkable and maddening story of an abandoned missile factory in the city of Burlington appeared first on NC Policy Watch.…

The post Global reproductive health policy expert Dr. Anu Kumar on the impact of Texas’ new restrictive abortion law appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

Les Bernal. National Director, Stop Predatory Gambling The post Veteran consumer advocate Les Bernal explains why the latest effort to legalize sports gambling in North Carolina could produce disastrous results appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

The post Congresswoman Deborah Ross discusses reproductive rights of American women in the crosshairs, the state of COVID vaccinations, eviction protections and what’s ahead for the massive infrastructure package appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

Read: Clear and present danger: Former Army missile plant has polluted a Black, Latino neighborhood in Burlington for more than 30 years The post Investigative reporter Lisa Sorg shares the remarkable story of an abandoned Burlington missile factory that continues to emit toxic chemicals years after it shuttered appeared first on NC Policy Watch.…

Learn how to donate to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC or the Interfaith Food Shuttle. The post Peter Werbicki of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina and Ron Pringle of the Interfaith Food Shuttle discuss efforts to combat food insecurity in our community appeared first on NC Policy Watch.…

The post Rep. Graig Meyer discusses the gridlock surrounding the state budget, the pandemic, Medicaid expansion and more appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel

Click here to learn more about ‘Dear White Parents’ – an awareness campaign by IPG DXTRA, Brooklyn Brothers, the anti-racism education non-profit We Are, the Ad Council and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The post Dr. Ronda Taylor Bullock, Executive Director of the Durham-based nonprofit WeAre discusses efforts to combat racism appeared first on …

The post North Carolina Association of Educators president Tamika Walker Kelly on COVID, Critical Race Theory and the challenging return to the classroom appeared first on NC Policy Watch.由Clayton Henkel