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Every weekday, NC Newsline editor and veteran North Carolina policy observer Rob Schofield offers a 60-second take on the key policy issues that impact North Carolinians.
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Biden administration does right again by workers, seniors, and the environment
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Data show the massive challenge NC faces in aiding people leaving prison
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Data show the massive challenge NC faces in aiding people leaving prison
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Senator Natasha Marcus discusses some of the priorities and challenges this legislative session
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North Carolina’s General Assembly returned to Raleigh this past week for the 2024 “short session” — a session that figures to feature debates on a number of familiar topics – including public and higher education, an impending childcare cliff, and funding for several state agencies that are struggling with staff attrition and vacancies. One lawmake…
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Senator Natasha Marcus discusses some of the priorities and challenges this legislative session
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Senator Natasha Marcus (Photo: NCGA) North Carolina’s General Assembly returned to Raleigh this past week for the 2024 “short session” — a session that figures to feature debates on a number of familiar topics – including public and higher education, an impending childcare cliff, and funding for several state agencies that are struggling with staff…
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Dr. Steven Barnett on where NC stands when it comes to preschool enrollment, funding, and quality
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Dr. Steve Barnett, National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) There’s a very good argument to be made that the United States should guarantee free and universal early childhood education from birth to all American families. Nations that invest in the care of young children when their minds and bodies are still developing see vastly imp…
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Dr. Steven Barnett on where NC stands when it comes to preschool enrollment, funding, and quality
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There’s a very good argument to be made that the United States should guarantee free and universal early childhood education from birth to all American families. Nations that invest in the care of young children when their minds and bodies are still developing see vastly improved outcomes later on. Sadly, the U.S. is not yet one of those nations. I…
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Supreme Court case highlights another frightening assault on women’s health
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Supreme Court case highlights another frightening assault on women’s health
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Protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, while justices hear oral arguments about whether federal law protects emergency abortion care. (Sofia Resnick/States Newsroom) The post Supreme Court case highlights another frightening assault on women’s health appeared first on NC Newsline.…
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The wasteful and shortsighted folly of criminalizing homelessness
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The wasteful and shortsighted folly of criminalizing homelessness
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The tent of a homeless person sits just yards from City Hall in Raleigh, NC. Photo: Rob Schofield/NC Newsline The post The wasteful and shortsighted folly of criminalizing homelessness appeared first on NC Newsline.
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The absolute last thing the General Assembly should do this spring
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One obvious item should top legislature’s “short session” to-do list
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North Carolina General Assembly (File Photo) The post One obvious item should top legislature’s “short session” to-do list appeared first on NC Newsline.
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Lt. Gov. Robinson’s wife should cooperate with review of couple’s nonprofit
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Lt. Gov. Robinson’s wife should cooperate with review of couple’s nonprofit
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Yolanda Hill Robinson with husband Lt. Governor Mark Robinson celebrating his primary victory on March 2, 2024. (Screengrab from Robinson's campaign YouTube channel) The post Lt. Gov. Robinson’s wife should cooperate with review of couple’s nonprofit appeared first on NC Newsline.
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Congressman Wiley Nickel on a new plan to end gerrymandering and his recent trip to Ukraine
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Thanks to new and gerrymandered congressional maps enacted last fall by the Republican-dominated state legislature, the outcomes to almost all of North Carolina’s fall congressional elections have been pre-decided. One lawmaker directly impacted by this is Triangle-area Democratic Congressman Wiley Nickel, who saw his formerly competitive district …
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Congressman Wiley Nickel on a new plan to end gerrymandering and his recent trip to Ukraine
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U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel (NC-13) (Courtesy photo) Thanks to new and gerrymandered congressional maps enacted last fall by the Republican-dominated state legislature, the outcomes to almost all of North Carolina’s fall congressional elections have been pre-decided. One lawmaker directly impacted by this is Triangle-area Democratic Congressman Wiley Ni…
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Newsline reporter Lisa Sorg on the first-ever federal regulations for PFAS in our drinking water
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Investigative reporter Lisa Sorg PFAS. Most North Carolinians had never heard that term until a few years ago, but sadly it’s now a permanent part of the lexicon. It refers, of course, to a class of dangerous substances – often referred to as “forever chemicals” because they don’t break down in the environment — that shortsighted manufacturers and …
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Newsline reporter Lisa Sorg on the first-ever federal regulations for PFAS in our drinking water
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PFAS. Most North Carolinians had never heard that term until a few years ago, but sadly it’s now a permanent part of the lexicon. It refers, of course, to a class of dangerous substances – often referred to as “forever chemicals” because they don’t break down in the environment — that shortsighted manufacturers and polluters have introduced into wa…
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Earth Day: A time to think globally and act locally
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Earth Day: A time to think globally and act locally
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Pine flats in the Croatan National Forest: Generally, wetlands in these areas are not connected on the surface to other waterways. (Photo: Lisa Sorg) The post Earth Day: A time to think globally and act locally appeared first on NC Newsline.
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on Feb. 15, 2024, in New York City. Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records last year, which prosecutors say was an effort to hide a potential sex scandal, both before and after the 2016 presidential election. (Photo by Brendan McDermi…
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The market won’t solve North Carolina’s chronic affordable housing shortage
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The market won’t solve North Carolina’s chronic affordable housing shortage
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When it comes to prioritizing tax cuts over human rights, few do it better than the NC legislature
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When it comes to prioritizing tax cuts over human rights, few do it better than the NC legislature
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Any real and long-term solution will require buy-in from budget writers in the state legislature. (Photo of NC General Assembly by Clayton Henkel) The post When it comes to prioritizing tax cuts over human rights, few do it better than the NC legislature appeared first on NC Newsline.
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Closing the gun show loophole once and for all
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Closing the gun show loophole once and for all
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Potential buyers try out guns which are displayed on an exhibitor’s table during the Nation’s Gun Show on Nov. 18, 2016 at Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The post Closing the gun show loophole once and for all appeared first on NC Newsline.
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U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee on her recent trip to Israel, Ukraine aid, abortion rights and more
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North Carolina Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) joins NC Newsline’s Rob Schofield to discuss the latest developments in Congress, including a controversial trip to Israel, the possibility of more aid for Ukraine, abortion rights, and the IMPACT Act. The post U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee on her recent trip to Israel, Ukraine aid, abortion rights a…
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