NC Policy Watch

Budget advice for NC progressives: “Yes” to negotiation, “hell no” to surrender
by Rob Schofield
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

It’s crunch time in Raleigh. The end of the state fiscal year is just 12 days away and Republican legislative leaders have been secreted away, putting the final touches on a state budget bill that they will likely deign to share with Democratic members and the public sometime in this week.

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Monday numbers: In Pride Month, a closer look at LGBTQ mental health

6/17/2019

June is Pride Month – a time to celebrate of LGBTQ equality and remember the origins of the ongoing struggle for it. This year it is being declared and celebrated in North Carolina from the capital to our smaller towns. But it is worth remembering: while today’s LGBTQ youth live in a world much more accepting than the one that sparked the Stonewall riot, many are still struggling.

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PW exclusive: Moore County locates new elementary school near pollution, hazardous waste sites in Aberdeen

By Lisa Sorg

6/14/2019

Sources link UNC-Vidant dispute to ongoing battles between Board of Governors and ECU

By Joe Killian

6/12/2019

Original Commentary

How North Carolina budget proposals undercut “Raise the Age” reforms

By Heba Atwa

6/17/2019

North Carolina was the last state in the U.S. to end the automatic prosecution of juveniles of 16 or older as adults when in 2017 the NC General Assembly passed the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act (JJRA). As a result, 16 and 17 year olds charged with non-violent crimes on or after December 1, 2019 will be considered to be under the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system, pursuant only to specific exceptions.

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Thom Tillis defends Trump by attacking Clinton, Steele dossier

By John Cole

6/17/2019

The case of the vanishing budget: How N.C.’s secretive budget “process” is bad for the public good

By Billy Ball

6/13/2019

Editorial Cartoon

Thom Tillis defends Trump by attacking Clinton, Steele dossier

By John Cole

6/17/2019

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Video

Senator Wiley Nickel discusses state budget negotiations, green energy policies, and a move to effectively abolish the Electoral College

Clayton Henkel 6/17/2019

Rep. Billy Richardson discusses the battle over Medicaid expansion, school funding and reducing emerging contaminants in our public waters

Clayton Henkel 6/17/2019

Amy Beros of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina discusses food insecurity in the summer months, poverty, and the ongoing recovery from last year’s hurricane season

Clayton Henkel 6/17/2019

Budget advice for NC progressives: “Yes” to negotiation, “hell no” to surrender

Monday numbers: In Pride Month, a closer look at LGBTQ mental health

PW exclusive: Moore County locates new elementary school near pollution, hazardous waste sites in Aberdeen

Sources link UNC-Vidant dispute to ongoing battles between Board of Governors and ECU

How North Carolina budget proposals undercut “Raise the Age” reforms

Thom Tillis defends Trump by attacking Clinton, Steele dossier

The case of the vanishing budget: How N.C.’s secretive budget “process” is bad for the public good

Thom Tillis defends Trump by attacking Clinton, Steele dossier

The Handmaid’s Tale…Tar Heel edition

The Hofeller files: R.I.P.

Mythical North Carolina creatures

Senate ignores Medicaid expansion in budget; Berger says it ‘disincentivizes folks to go to work’

State Budget Director Charles Perusse on school infrastructure needs

Bob Phillips on latest GOP scandal and the need for public financing of campaigns

Glazier: Political pressure by Board of Governors, expedited departure of Chancellor Folt harmful to UNC

Matt Ellinwood of the Education & Law Project on disappointing literacy results, Read to Acheive

Former Special Counsel, NC General Assembly Gerry Cohen details how to improve the voter ID bill

June 18 Crucial Conversation – The cost of justice: Court fines and fees and the threat they pose to civil rights

May 21 Crucial Conversation – Gerrymandering on trial: The case for fair maps

April 18 Crucial Conversation: NC’s new wave of female lawmakers

March 12 Crucial Conversation — North Carolina’s death penalty: On life support?

(SOLD OUT) December 6 Crucial Conversation: Prof. Gene Nichol discusses his new book

Oct. 30 Crucial Conversation: Trick or treat? A 2018 election preview Featuring Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling

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Senator Wiley Nickel discusses state budget negotiations, green energy policies, and a move to effectively abolish the Electoral College

Rep. Billy Richardson discusses the battle over Medicaid expansion, school funding and reducing emerging contaminants in our public waters

Amy Beros of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina discusses food insecurity in the summer months, poverty, and the ongoing recovery from last year’s hurricane season

Refusal to expand Medicaid echoes a dark era of the past

Upheld abortion bill veto out to send a message to Republican lawmakers

Pride month declarations are an encouraging sign of progress

Computer files reveal more troubling secrets about GOP gerrymandering

State lawmakers fiddle while our fresh water burns