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News and Views with NC Policy Watch's Chris Fitzsimon
By NC Policy Watch
News and Views with NC Policy Watch's Chris Fitzsimon episodes
- Sarah Montgomery and Carmin Roldan of Education without Barriers discuss the roadblocks facing North Carolina’s English language learners in our public schools.http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/News-and-Views-for-6-23-2019-SEGMENT-THREE.mp3 Click below to see scenes from Educación Sin Barreras NC’s advocacy day at the NC General Assembly:13 min
- Senator Wiley Nickel discusses state budget negotiations, green energy policies, and a move to effectively abolish the Electoral College12 min
- Rep. Billy Richardson discusses the battle over Medicaid expansion, school funding and reducing emerging contaminants in our public waters12 min
- Amy Beros of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina discusses food insecurity in the summer months, poverty, and the ongoing recovery from last year’s hurricane seasonLearn more about the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina’s #StopSummerHunger campaign.10 min
- Economist Patrick McHugh of the NC Budget & Tax Center discusses the state budget and tax decisions being hammered out in Raleigh22 min
- UNC-CH assistant history professor William Sturkey discusses race in the American South and the toll Silent Sam has taken on the university campusUNC-Chapel Hill assistant history professor William Sturkey discusses race in the American South and the toll the Silent Sam debate has taken on the university campus. Sturkey also discusses his latest book: Hattiesburg: An American City in Black and White.15 min
- Policy Watch environmental reporter Lisa Sorg discusses emerging contaminants, dangerous chemicals in compost and her latest investigative piecePolicy Watch environmental reporter Lisa Sorg discusses emerging contaminants, dangerous chemicals in compost and her latest investigative piece. Read Unregulated, untested, unknown. Follow more of Sorg’s coverage here.12 min
- Democracy NC’s Tomas Lopez discusses NC’s Early Voting Changes Meant Greater Costs, Fewer OptionsDemocracy NC’s Tomas Lopez discusses a new state law that has had a negative impact on voter turnout in many counties. Read their full report.11 min
- Chris Hodgson and Virginia Knowlton Marcus of Disability Rights NCChris Hodgson and Virginia Knowlton Marcus of Disability Rights NC on how NC Employment Services are Failing People with Disabilities. Read Moving into the Economic Mainstream.13 min
- Representative Susan FisherState Rep. Susan Fisher talks about the shortcomings in the House budget related to education spending, her new bill to help homeless youth in North Carolina, and why the Medicaid debate may keep lawmakers in Raleigh well into the fall.11 min
About News and Views with NC Policy Watch's Chris Fitzsimon
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News and Views provide timely analysis of the challenges North Carolina leaders face in charting a better course for the state through radio interviews.