News & Views

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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 Carol... more

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November 20, 2020 NC must do more to lower maternal death rate
The post NC must do more to lower maternal death rate appeared first on NC Policy Watch.
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November 19, 2020 Time for Cooper to used pardon power as COVID rages on
The post Time for Cooper to used pardon power as COVID rages on appeared first on NC Policy Watch.
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November 18, 2020 Trump’s absurd, dangerous claims of voter fraud
The post Trump’s absurd, dangerous claims of voter fraud appeared first on NC Policy Watch.
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November 17, 2020 Gerrymandering continues to plague NC legislative districts
The post Gerrymandering continues to plague NC legislative districts appeared first on NC Policy Watch.
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November 16, 2020 Congresswoman-elect Deborah Ross (NC-02) looks ahead to the new Congress and the top issues confronting our nation at this challenging moment
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November 16, 2020 University of North Carolina legal experts weigh in on President Trump’s refusal to concede the presidential election
UNC-CH Law Prof. Michael Gerhardt, Prof. Andy Hessick, and Assoc. Prof. of Political Science Sarah Treul
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November 16, 2020 Duke University Law Professor Brandon Garrett discusses a new study that shows racial bias in sentences of life without parole in NC
What explains the puzzle of life without parole (LWOP) sentencing in the United States? In the past two decades, LWOP sentences have reached record highs, with over 50,000 prisoners serving LWOP. Yet during this same period, homicide rates have steadily declined. To shed light on what might explain the sudden rise of LWOP, this report examines characteristics of the more than 1,627 cases in which LWOP was imposed from 1995 to 2017, in North Carolina, one of the states that imposes the largest numbers of these sentences.Read: Life Without Parole Sentencing in North Carolina
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November 16, 2020 A worrisome cautionary tale for public education
The post A worrisome cautionary tale for public education appeared first on NC Policy Watch.
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November 13, 2020 New report questions North Carolina’s overuse of “life without parole” sentence
The post New report questions North Carolina’s overuse of “life without parole” sentence appeared first on NC Policy Watch.
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November 12, 2020 Time for Trump to acknowledge no compelling evidence of election fraud
The post Time for Trump to acknowledge no compelling evidence of election fraud appeared first on NC Policy Watch.
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