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May 29, 2020 North Carolina Confronts An RNC Ultimatum
This week began with President Trump trying to lure Gov. Roy Cooper into a tussle on Twitter. It concluded with North Carolina's health secretary pressing for more details about how the organizers of the Republican National Convention plan to safely hold the event in Charlotte this August. Becki Gray of the John Locke Foundation and Rob Schofield of NC Policy Watch ponder that, and also state lawmakers' bipartisan agreement on an elections bill and discord over letting bars reopen sooner rather
20 min
May 22, 2020 Dine-In Service, Haircuts, And Worries For A Holiday Weekend
As restaurants, salons and pools reopen (partially) in North Carolina over the Memorial Day weekend, there are varying levels of worry about the coronavirus.
20 min
May 22, 2020 Dine-In Service, Haircuts, And Worries For A Holiday Weekend
As restaurants, salons and pools reopen (partially) in North Carolina over the Memorial Day weekend, there are varying levels of worry about the coronavirus. Rob Schofield of NC Policy Watch and Becki Gray of the John Locke Foundation chat about the loosening of public health restrictions, more record-setting unemployment numbers, and the news that there will be no criminal charges against the chemical manufacturer Chemours for contamination in the Cape Fear River.
20 min
May 19, 2020 Imagining Elections During A Pandemic
Among the political disputes playing out in North Carolina these days is how best to hold elections this November.
25 min
May 19, 2020 Imagining Elections During A Pandemic
Among the political disputes playing out in North Carolina these days is how best to hold elections this November. There are safety concerns for casting ballots in person, and financial considerations for elections officials expecting a significantly larger contingent wanting to vote by mail because of the coronavirus. Author David Daley joins the WUNC Politics Podcast to talk about the perils for democracy during a pandemic. And he discusses his 2016 book about gerrymandering, "Ratf**ed".
25 min
May 15, 2020 Sheriffs Won't Stop Indoor Church Services, And The FBI Seizes Senator Burr's Phone
Several sheriffs across the state signaled this week they won't enforce North Carolina's ban on church services held indoors.
14 min
May 15, 2020 Sheriffs Won't Stop Indoor Church Services, And The FBI Seizes Senator Burr's Phone
Several sheriffs across the state signaled this week they won't enforce North Carolina's ban on church services held indoors. Meanwhile, state lawmakers are getting ready to meet in Raleigh again next week for a session where the coronavirus pandemic will still be looming large. The John Locke Foundation's Becki Gray and Rob Schofield of NC Policy Watch consider those developments and whether it's a matter of if or now when U.S. Sen. Richard Burr steps aside as he's dogged by an insider trading
14 min
May 08, 2020 Easing Into Reopening
North Carolina is entering the first phase of reopening after the coronavirus-related shutdowns. Outdoor church services are OK now, shoppers can return to malls, and the gates on state parks are coming up.
21 min
May 08, 2020 Easing Into Reopening
North Carolina is entering the first phase of reopening after the coronavirus-related shutdowns. Outdoor church services are OK now, shoppers can return to malls, and the gates on state parks are coming up. As they review the week's political news, Rob Schofield of NC Policy Watch and Becki Gray from the John Locke Foundation say wheher they'll be venturing out. And they offer their reactions to more outbreaks of COVID-19 at meat processing plants, the governor signing a pair of coronavirus
21 min
May 05, 2020 The State Health Secretary Is Facing The Challenge Of Her Career
Since the coronavirus pandemic swept into North Carolina a couple of months ago, Dr. Mandy Cohen has become a familiar figure.
25 min

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