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- UNC Board Chair signals welcome change for ‘Silent Sam’
The post UNC Board Chair signals welcome change for ‘Silent Sam’ appeared first on NC Policy Watch.
1 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
- Sarah Ovaska-Few, NC Health News investigative reporterThe United States is facing the largest number of measles cases in a single year, with 880 individual cases confirmed in 24 states between January 1 and May 17, 2019. Reporter Sarah Ovaska-Few reports on the rise in the number of toddlers in our state who are unvaccinated, raising the chance of contracting measles and other illnesses. Ovaska-Few talks about the risks and what NC pediatricians are doing to minimize the risk of infection.11 min
- Higher Ed Works executive director David RiceIt’s graduation season and we check in with Higher Ed Works executive director David Rice to discuss the status of North Carolina’s colleges and universities. Rice also discusses the results of a new Gallup poll that finds 64 percent of UNC respondents strongly agree their undergraduate education was worth the cost. Forty-nine percent of respondents said they had completed postgraduate degrees. Personal and household incomes were also higher among UNC system respondents.11 min
- Honor our veterans by closing the Medicaid coverage gap
The post Honor our veterans by closing the Medicaid coverage gap appeared first on NC Policy Watch.
2 min - NC’s “digital divide” demands action from state officials
The post NC’s “digital divide” demands action from state officials appeared first on NC Policy Watch.
2 min - Trump nominees shamefully refuse to endorse school desegregation
The post Trump nominees shamefully refuse to endorse school desegregation appeared first on NC Policy Watch.
2 min - New study shows voter suppression impact of Republican election law changes
The post New study shows voter suppression impact of Republican election law changes appeared first on NC Policy Watch.
1 min - Senator Valerie FousheeSenator Valerie Foushee discusses Medicaid expansion, redistricting reform, education funding and student activism at the University of North Carolina.13 min
- Daniel Bowes, director of the Fair Chance-Criminal Justice Project at the NC Justice CenterDaniel Bowes, director of the Fair Chance-Criminal Justice Project at the North Carolina Justice Center, discusses the Senate’s passage of the Second Chance Act and other expungement legislation making its way through the NC legislature. Republicans and Democrats have come together to support this legislation in a rare move of bipartisanship. It’s estimated more than two million North Carolinians have a criminal record.12 min
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