Clayton Henkel, Author at NC Policy Watch

Monday numbers: A closer look at North Carolina’s literacy gap

By Clayton Henkel

11/18/2019

Last week, education policymakers, researchers, foundations and corporate executives gathered for a national summit on adult literacy in Washington, D.C. The inaugural gathering hosted by the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy was designed to look at evidence-based best practices for addressing the nation's literacy crisis.

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Attorney General Josh Stein discusses his office’s efforts to resolve untested rape kits, combat the opioid epidemic and challenge the dangerous marketing of e-cigarettes

By Clayton Henkel

11/11/2019

In our extended interview, we also discuss with Attorney General Stein his concerns over Big Tech and the Trump administration’s dangerous rollback of numerous consumer and environmental protections.

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ACLU NC senior staff attorney Emily Seawell discusses why they are challenging the state’s use of solitary confinement

By Clayton Henkel

11/11/2019

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Kendra Johnson, Executive Director of Equality NC, discusses workplace protections and the high-profile case now before the US Supreme Court that could determine if it’s lawful to fire someone for being gay or transgender.

By Clayton Henkel

11/4/2019

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Meredith College Political Science Professor David McLennan on impeachment, the Democratic presidential hopefuls and Sen. Tillis’ loyalty to Trump

By Clayton Henkel

11/4/2019

Meredith College Political Science Professor David McLennan discusses how the impeachment inquiry is impacting Trump’s popularity and which Democratic hopefuls are rising to the top of the pack as we are now one year from the 2020 elections. See the latest Meredith College poll here.