Senator Valerie Foushee
Senator Valerie Foushee discusses Medicaid expansion, redistricting reform, education funding and student activism at the University of North Carolina.
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Daniel Bowes, director of the Fair Chance-Criminal Justice Project at the NC Justice Center
Daniel 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.
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El Pueblo’s Moises Serrano and William Saenz
Moises Serrano and William Saenz of El Pueblo discuss anti-immigrant legislation (HB 370) that would force local sheriffs to comply with federal ICE agents in detaining and arresting undocumented residents. The two also discuss this week’s UnDOCUgraduation ceremony.
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Grady McCallie, NC Conversation Network Policy Director
Grady McCallie of the NC Conversation Network discusses ‘forever chemicals’ and the growing list of environmental threats that confront our state. Be sure to check out the organization’s new report North Carolina: State of the Environment.
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Morgan Wittman Gramann, Director of the North Carolina Alliance for Health
More than 2 million North Carolina residents, including nearly half a million children, live in communities underserved by grocery stores. Morgan Wittman Gramann, director of the North Carolina Alliance for Health discusses food deserts and “Supporting Healthy Food Access in North Carolina.”
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Veteran NC teachers sound off on classroom needs
We wrap-up National Teacher Appreciation Week with 3 veteran NC teachers who share what they really need to feel appreciated by state legislators.
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State budget director Charles Perusse
State budget director Charles Perusse discusses North Carolina’s remarkable growth and the need for greater investment in education, infrastructure as well as Medicaid expansion.
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Deby Dihoff and Michelle Laws of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI-NC)
Michelle Laws (L) and Deby Dihoff (R) of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI-NC) discuss our state’s daunting mental health needs and some initiatives policymakers ought to be making a priority.
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Care4Carolina Director Erica Palmer Smith
Care4Carolina Director Erica Palmer Smith discusses closing North Carolina’s health insurance coverage gap.
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ACLU-NC Attorney Cristina Becker
ACLU-NC Attorney Cristina Becker discusses their new report: At All Costs: The Consequences of Rising Court Fines and Fees in North Carolina
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Jason Husser, director of the Elon Poll
The latest Elon University poll examines the fears of North Carolinians – everything from snakes, sharks and unemployment to the high cost of health care.
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North Carolina Association of Educators President Mark Jewell
North Carolina Association of Educators President Mark Jewell on the upcoming May 1st march for public schools and NC’s teachers.
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NC Budget & Tax Center public policy analyst Brian Kennedy
NC Budget & Tax Center public policy analyst Brian Kennedy on the 2019 Living Income Standard and what it really takes to escape poverty in North Carolina.
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Kelly Tornow of the Center for Responsible Lending
Kelly Tornow of the Center for Responsible Lending discusses a new study on the shortcoming of for-profit colleges and the debt-load those students face versus those who attend traditional public four-year institutions. Learn more about the failings of for-profit colleges.
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Common Cause of North Carolina executive director Bob Phillips
Common Cause of North Carolina executive director Bob Phillips talks political corruption, voting rights and gerrymandering reform.
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National health policy expert Adam Searing
National health policy expert Adam Searing on why it’s long past time for North Carolina to join the majority of states and close the Medicaid coverage GAP. Searing with the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families also discusses President Trump’s latest promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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