Radio Interviews

Matt Ellinwood of the NC Justice Center’s Education & Law Project discusses adequacy and equity in school funding in the wake of the WestEd/Leandro report.

Matt Ellinwood, Director of the Education & Law Project at the NC Justice Center, discusses adequacy and equity in school funding in the wake of the WestEd/Leandro report, which recommends nearly $8 billion in additional public school funding be allocated in the next seven years for North Carolina’s public schools. Read the findings in the WestEd report here.

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Erica Palmer Smith of the Care4Carolina Coalition discusses closing the healthcare coverage gap in the upcoming legislative session

Learn more about the Care4Carolina coalition and HB 655 NC Health Care for Working Families.

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Dr. Peter Morris, director of Urban Ministries of Wake County, discusses the realities of poverty for thousands of North Carolina families.

Urban Ministries of Wake County engages our community to serve and advocate on behalf of those affected by poverty by providing food and nutrition, promoting health and wellness, and by laying the foundations of home. Learn how to help here.

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Environmental reporter Lisa Sorg discusses the climate crisis, ‘forever’ chemicals and our waterways, proposed pipelines for North Carolina, and the future of hog nuisance trials in 2020.

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Reporter Greg Childress joins us to discuss 2020 education issues, including the ongoing battle over the state budget and teacher pay raises that never materialized in 2019

Reporter Greg Childress joins us to discuss education issues including the ongoing battle over the state budget and teacher pay raises that never materialized in 2019. We also discuss future leadership for the NC Department of Public Instruction.

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Courts & Law reporter Melissa Boughton on 2020 court races, issues before the Supreme Court and why the battle for redistricting reform is heating-up in the New Year

Courts & Law reporter Melissa Boughton on why the battle for redistricting reform is heating up once again in the New Year. Also discussed: voter ID, this year’s state Supreme Court races, and issues before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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State Climatologist Kathie Dello on the climate crisis

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George Washington University Professor Leighton Ku on Medicaid expansion and preserving NC rural hospitals

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Democracy NC Executive Director Tomas Lopez on how LatinX voters will shape the 2020 elections.

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State Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley

Cheri Beasley became North Carolina’s first-ever Black female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in February. It was our honor to sit down with Beasley earlier this year to discuss the School Justice Partnership, Second Chance legislation and the impact of rising court fines and fees on low-income North Carolinians.

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Durham County District Attorney Satana Deberry

It can be hard to find things to cheer about these days in the contentious world of public policy, but Durham County District Attorney Satana Deberry is doing some important work to change that situation. We sat down with Deberry to discuss changes she has implemented in the DA’s Office to improve the administration of justice.

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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein

From combating the opioid crisis, to fighting to find justice for sexual assault victims, to blocking an e-cigarette industry that is hooking teenagers, Attorney General Josh Stein has been at the center of it all this year. We recently sat down with Stein to learn more about those legal challenges, and what’s on the horizon for the A-G’s office.

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NC State University political science professor Mark Nance on the impeachment proceedings, political corruption and the fight to end gerrymandering

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Rep. Julie von Haefen on diversity in our public schools, the Leandro decision, and her thoughts on the upcoming January session of the General Assembly

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NC Policy Watch Managing Editor Billy Ball discusses efforts to reduce the number of children facing short-term suspensions

NC Policy Watch Managing Editor Billy Ball discusses efforts to reduce the number of children facing short-term suspensions in our public schools.
Read Ball’s recent story: The lingering inequality of school discipline in North Carolina

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Rep. Grier Martin looks ahead to 2020 and assesses the shortcomings of the 2019 legislative session – including a lack of teacher pay raises, failure to enact independent redistricting reform, and the decision not to expand Medicaid.

Representative Grier Martin also weighs in on the turmoil facing higher education and the UNC system’s Board of Governors.

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