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Conversations with prominent state and national newsmakers – politicians, advocates, analysts, academics and activists – about the news, events and public policy debates that shape life in North Carolina.
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NC Child’s Erica Palmer Smith on the looming crisis facing North Carolina’s childcare industry
Finding affordable childcare: it’s a huge challenge in North Carolina. While our state has one of the nation’s highest rates of working parents with young children, 44% of the state’s families live in a “childcare desert” where there are more than three times as many children as licensed childcare slots. What’s more, things could get […]
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Reproductive rights reporter Sofia Resnick on the next big case before the U.S. Supreme Court
It’s been almost two years now since the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a half century of precedent by overturning the Roe v. Wade decision and ending the constitutional right to abortion care. And as had been expected, the ruling has produced a convoluted patchwork of laws that’s left women in many states – particularly women […]
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Documentary producer Cristin Severance on “UnSafe: North Carolina kids dying from gun violence”
Firearms are the leading cause of death when it comes to kids. And a brand-new WRAL documentary looks at why kids are dying from guns in North Carolina. It’s called “Unsafe: North Carolina kids dying from gun violence” and WRAL-TV investigative documentary reporter Cristin Severance produced and hosts the doc. The documentary highlights the tragic […]
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UNC System President Peter Hans on the state of higher education
In Part One of our recent extended conversation with the University of North Carolina System president Peter Hans, we discussed some of the successes UNC campuses have had in keeping tuition and fees relatively affordable, while also dealing with some of the tough realities posed by shifting demographics that have lowered the number of college […]
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Dr. Michelle Malkin, director of ECU’s new Gambling Research and Policy Initiative
Legalized sports gambling arrived in North Carolina this past week, just in time for college basketball’s March Madness. And while many are treating this news as a ho-hum development, there are a lot of observers and experts who have some profound concerns. Michelle L. Malkin is an assistant professor of criminal justice and criminology at […]
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Education policy Kris Nordstrom discusses a damaging new report about NC public schools
A new report from national experts at the Network for Public Education paints a sobering picture of the policy choices North Carolina state legislators have made for our public schools in recent years. The report is called “The Best and the Worst Statehouses for Supporting Public Schools and their Students,” and sadly, it gives […]
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