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By Dave DeWitt, Leoneda Inge, Will Michaels, Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Jason deBruyn, Rusty Jacobs, Naomi Prioleau, Celeste Gracia, Kamaya Truitt, Anisa KhalifaSociety & Culture
Tested episodes
- The State Budget: What's in it for education and health care?Host Will Michaels digs deep into the North Carolina state budget to unpack what's really in it for education and health care with WUNC reporters Liz Schlemmer and Jason deBruyn.22 min
- A state budget is about to pass, finally
WUNC's Jeff Tiberii, Rusty Jacobs, and Will Michaels dissect the proposed North Carolina state budget.
27 min - A state budget is about to pass, finallyWUNC's Jeff Tiberii, Rusty Jacobs, and Will Michaels dissect the proposed North Carolina state budget.27 min
- Building More Bars: Pulling back the curtain on jail construction in North Carolina
When counties consider building or expanding a jail, are they adequately weighing the potential benefits with the long term costs?
18 min - Building More Bars: Pulling back the curtain on jail construction in North CarolinaWhen counties consider building or expanding a jail, are they adequately weighing the potential benefits with the long term costs?18 min
- One, two, or three shots?
COVID-19 booster shots and starting to become widely available in North Carolina. Meanwhile, doses for young children have been released, and about 40 percent of the state's population remains unvaccinated.
15 min - One, two, or three shots?COVID-19 booster shots and starting to become widely available in North Carolina. Meanwhile, doses for young children have been released, and about 40 percent of the state's population remains unvaccinated.15 min
- How should NC schools spend their COVID relief money?
The $5.5 billion North Carolina schools got in COVID relief funds is the single highest boost to K-12 funding in state history. But there are rules on how they can spend it and challenges in getting some projects off the ground.
14 min - How should NC schools spend their COVID relief money?The $5.5 billion North Carolina schools got in COVID relief funds is the single highest boost to K-12 funding in state history. But there are rules on how they can spend it and challenges in getting some projects off the ground.14 min
- Counted While Incarcerated: How prisons inflate political representation
In early November, lawmakers at the General Assembly passed the latest version of congressional and state legislative voting maps. But as legislators deliberated over district lines, they used data that included a group who are counted, despite being barred from the ballot box.
13 min
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Tested is a hard look at how North Carolina and its neighbors face the day's challenges. Hosted by journalists Dave DeWitt and Leoneda Inge.