NC SPIN Podcasts

This week Tom Campbell discusses the plan for getting things back to normal in the era of Covid-19.

NC SPIN episode #1117 Air Date 04/10/2020

In this special episode of NC Spin Tom Campbell has a one-on-one interview with State Senator Jay Chadhuri.

This week Tom Campbell discusses keeping the spirit of Easter while social distancing and how well North Carolina is doing at staying home.

Question to Chris Fitzsimon and John Hood – In addition to April Fool’s Day Wednesday was also Census Day and data indicates our state is not participating at the same rate as many other states. It only takes four minutes to fill out the census questionnaire, so what’s the reason why North Carolinians aren’t completing their surveys? What can be done to get us to comply?

Question to Donna Martinez and Anna Beavon Gravely – The State Elections Board and the Department of Motor Vehicles have partnered to allow NC DMV voters to register to vote or update their registration information online. What do you think of this? Should they also consider allowing online voting? Does this possibly open up the potential for fraud?

NC SPIN episode #1116 Air Date 04/03/2020

Topics:

COVID-19 update

The state budget and tax collections

2020 elections

Healthcare delivery

Tell us something we don’t know

Panelists:

Donna Martinez, WPTF and John Locke Foundation

John Hood, Syndicated columnist and author

Chris Fitzsimon, Director States Newsroom

Anna Beavon Gravely, Executive Director, NC Free

Tom Campbell, Moderator

This week Tom Campbell muses "your money or your life" and has a slogan for how we as a people will beat Covid-19.

Question to John and Rob – While most of the focus has been on the COVID-19 pandemic there are still some news developments worth following. What’s the latest on the Silent Sam situation? Has anything further been resolved after the Superior Court Judge threw out the settlement?

Question to Peg and Phil – Nonprofits are suffering from the coronavirus pandemic. The NC Center for Nonprofits shows 88 percent of nonprofits have canceled programs or events. 74 percent has had to disrupt client service and 70 percent suffer budgetary challenges. To what can we attribute the problems our nonprofits are encountering?

NC SPIN episode #1115 Aid Date 03/27/2020

Topics:

Your health or your job,

What’s going to happen to public education?

Tell us something we don’t know

Panelists:

John Hood, syndicated columnist and author

Peg O’Connell, political analyst, healthcare consultant

Phil Kirk, former Chair, State Board of Education, legislator

Rob Schofield, Director NC Policy Watch

Tom Campbell, Moderator