Wake County Commissioners Chair Matt Calabria discusses a new comprehensive anti-discrimination ordinance, ongoing efforts to stop the spread of COVID, and the vexing shortage of affordable housing The post Wake County Commissioners Chair Matt Calabria appeared first on NC Policy Watch.

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Wake County Commissioners Chair Matt Calabria

Public education advocates Letha Muhammad and Sarah Montgomery discuss the growing grassroots effort to convince the state legislature to comply with a state court order to provide every child in North Carolina with the opportunity to receive a sound basic education. The post Public education advocates Letha Muhammad and Sarah Montgomery with the latest on Leandro appeared first on NC Policy Watch.

Public education advocates Letha Muhammad and Sarah Montgomery with the latest on Leandro

 The post From CRT to mask mandates, NC Policy Watch education reporter Greg Childress discusses some of the latest policy battles in the world of public education appeared first on NC Policy Watch.

From CRT to mask mandates, NC Policy Watch education reporter Greg Childress discusses some of the latest policy battles in the world of public education

 The post Christina Cowger of the group North Carolina Stop Torture Now on the need to take a hard and honest look at the 20-year occupation of Afghanistan appeared first on NC Policy Watch.

Christina Cowger of the group North Carolina Stop Torture Now on the need to take a hard and honest look at the 20-year occupation of Afghanistan

The Polis: Center for Politics at the Sanford School of Public Policy and the Duke Department of Mathematics recently held a special two-day conference on Redistricting and American Democracy. This segment features four of the national experts invited to participate: Kathay Feng, National Redistricting Director, Common Cause; David Wasserman, Senior Editor, Cook Political Report; Dr. Michael Bitzer, Professor of Politics and History, Catawba College and Guy-Uriel Charles, Charles Ogletree, Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard University. The post The national and political redistricting landscape – featuring Kathay Feng, David Wasserman, Michael Bitzer and Guy-Uriel Charles appeared first on NC Policy Watch.

The national and political redistricting landscape – featuring Kathay Feng, David Wasserman, Michael Bitzer and Guy-Uriel Charles

 The post Rep. Deb Butler discusses the COVID economy, education spending and the next steps for redistricting appeared first on NC Policy Watch.

Rep. Deb Butler discusses the COVID economy, education spending and the next steps for redistricting

 The post Author and civil rights attorney Geeta Kapur discusses her powerful and important new book about the University of North Carolina appeared first on NC Policy Watch.

Author and civil rights attorney Geeta Kapur discusses her powerful and important new book about the University of North Carolina

 The post Rep. Marcia Morey discusses education funding, redistricting, criminal justice reform and extreme risk protective orders appeared first on NC Policy Watch.

Rep. Marcia Morey discusses education funding, redistricting, criminal justice reform and extreme risk protective orders

Read: State of Working North Carolina 2021. The post North Carolina Budget and Tax Center economist Patrick McHugh discusses protecting & connecting workers emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic appeared first on NC Policy Watch.

North Carolina Budget and Tax Center economist Patrick McHugh discusses protecting & connecting workers emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic

Read: Clear and present danger: Former Army missile plant has polluted a Black, Latino neighborhood in Burlington for more than 30 years The post State Representative Ricky Hurtado discusses the remarkable and maddening story of an abandoned missile factory in the city of Burlington appeared first on NC Policy Watch.

State Representative Ricky Hurtado discusses the remarkable and maddening story of an abandoned missile factory in the city of Burlington

 The post Global reproductive health policy expert Dr. Anu Kumar on the impact of Texas’ new restrictive abortion law appeared first on NC Policy Watch.

Global reproductive health policy expert Dr. Anu Kumar on the impact of Texas’ new restrictive abortion law

Les Bernal. National Director, Stop Predatory Gambling The post Veteran consumer advocate Les Bernal explains why the latest effort to legalize sports gambling in North Carolina could produce disastrous results appeared first on NC Policy Watch.

Veteran consumer advocate Les Bernal explains why the latest effort to legalize sports gambling in North Carolina could produce disastrous results

 The post Congresswoman Deborah Ross discusses reproductive rights of American women in the crosshairs, the state of COVID vaccinations, eviction protections and what’s ahead for the massive infrastructure package appeared first on NC Policy Watch.

Congresswoman Deborah Ross discusses reproductive rights of American women in the crosshairs, the state of COVID vaccinations, eviction protections and what’s ahead for the massive infrastructure package

Read: Clear and present danger: Former Army missile plant has polluted a Black, Latino neighborhood in Burlington for more than 30 years The post Investigative reporter Lisa Sorg shares the remarkable story of an abandoned Burlington missile factory that continues to emit toxic chemicals years after it shuttered appeared first on NC Policy Watch.

Investigative reporter Lisa Sorg shares the remarkable story of an abandoned Burlington missile factory that continues to emit toxic chemicals years after it shuttered

Learn how to donate to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC or the Interfaith Food Shuttle. The post Peter Werbicki of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina and Ron Pringle of the Interfaith Food Shuttle discuss efforts to combat food insecurity in our community appeared first on NC Policy Watch.

Peter Werbicki of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina and Ron Pringle of the Interfaith Food Shuttle discuss efforts to combat food insecurity in our community

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