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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
- 13 min
- Sarah Parker and Allan Freyer discuss the campaign to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022Sarah Parker, owner of the Durham Catering Company and Allan Freyer of the Workers’ Rights Project discuss urging passage of legislation to raise the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $12 an hour by 2020 and $15 an hour by 2022. Raising the minimum wage is good for businesses, good for workers, and good for the economy.10 min
- Attorney Daniel Bowes with the Second Chance InitiativeAttorney Daniel Bowes with the Second Chance Initiative discusses the collateral consequences of criminal convictions and the trouble with ever-increasing court fines and fees.13 min
- Senator Mike Woodard discusses education funding, budget negotiations, and net neutrality protections12 min
- Jane Pinsky, director of the Coalition for Lobbying and Government Reform, discusses the need to end gerrymandering and create greater transparency in the state budget process11 min
- Educators Aspen Bishop, LaTekka Lewis, Emily Rex and Katie Meyers discuss why this year’s demonstrations are about far more than teacher take-home pay11 min
- Rep. Cynthia Ball discusses budget negotiations, transparency and the massive demonstration by North Carolina teachers12 min
- Dr. Michael Leachman, Director of State Fiscal Research with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities11 min
- 10 min
- Investigative journalist Joe Neff with The Marshall Project discusses the wrongful convictions of Henry McCollum and Leon BrownRead Joe Neff’s article: The Price of Innocence12 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.