News & Views

By NC Newsline

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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August 05, 2019 Allan M. Freyer, Ph.D. discusses Making Youth Apprenticeships Equitable and Effective
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13min
July 29, 2019 Policy Analyst Brendan Riley with the Health Advocacy Project discusses where things stands with Medicaid expansion in North Carolina and the serious consequences for states that have refused to take action
Learn more about the new working paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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12min
July 29, 2019 The Status of Women in NC – with NC Department of Administration Secretary Machelle Sanders and NC Council for Women and Youth Involvement Director Mary Williams-Stover
Read the full report: The Status of Women in North Carolina: Health and Wellness
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22min
July 22, 2019 Senator Jay Chaudhuri discusses the budget stalemate, the economic impact of Medicaid expansion, worrisome rhetoric on the campaign trail ahead of the 2020 elections.
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11min
July 22, 2019 NC Health News reporter Taylor Knopf discusses racial disparities in opioid treatment in our state, and why some health advocates are worried about the new ‘Death by Distribution’ law
Read Knopf’s story at NC Health News.
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12min
July 22, 2019 Andy Coburn, Assistant Director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines
New research by Western Carolina University suggests it would be cheaper to purchase the threatened properties in North Topsail that are at greatest risk than to spend millions of dollars over 30 years trying to constantly protect the property through beach renourishment, sandbag walls, and other barriers. We talked to Andy Coburn with the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines about the findings, and what other coastal towns could learn from the research.
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13min
July 15, 2019 Senator Natasha Marcus
Senator Natasha Marcus discusses Governor Cooper’s compromise budget offer, a bailout for North Carolina’s rural, struggling hospitals, and investigating a cancer cluster in the Mecklenburg County area.
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14min
July 15, 2019 Brian Kennedy, policy analyst for the NC Budget & Tax Center
Brian Kennedy, policy analyst for the NC Budget & Tax Center Brian Kennedy, policy analyst for the NC Budget & Tax Center, discusses how North Carolina’s 100 counties are faring across key indicators of economic well-being and opportunity. Click here for the 2019 County Economic Snapshots.
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10min
July 15, 2019 NC State University Political Scientist Dr. Andy Taylor
NC State University Political Scientist Dr. Andy Taylor handicaps the 2020 Presidential race, top state contests and our chances for nonpartisan redistricting reform.
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13min
July 08, 2019 Courts and law reporter Melissa Boughton discusses the Hofeller files and future of partisan redistricting after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling
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15min

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The podcast currently has 1,426 episodes available.