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Ardis Watkins, executive director of the SEANC, discusses shortcomings in the state budget
SEANC Executive Director Ardis Watkins (Courtesy photo)
Despite listing many concerns, Gov. Josh Stein signed the $34 billion state budget bill into l…
7 hours ago
Newsline state government reporter Brandon Kingdollar on the policy changes packed into the budget
NC Newsline government and politics reporter Brandon Kingdollar.
North Carolina’s new state budget runs more than 600 pages and includes dozens of oth…
7 hours ago
Catawba College Dr. Michael Bitzer on shifting political attitudes and America’s 250th anniversary
Catawba College political scientist and pollster Michael Bitzer
There’s a longstanding pattern in American politics that in most off-year elections,…
1 week ago
NC Black Alliance executive director Marcus Bass on recent partisan election changes
North Carolina Black Alliance Director Marcus Bass (Photo: Claire Michal/NC Newsline)
Republican leaders at the North Carolina General Assembly have p…
1 week ago
WRAL-TV Documentary Producer Cristin Severance on news deserts and the future of local journalism
Documentary producer Cristin Severance (Courtesy: WRAL.com)
News deserts. At first blush, it seems like strange term in an era in which most people …
2 weeks ago
Rep. Deb Butler on budget negotiations, voting rights, and a possible repeal of NC’s seawall ban
Rep. Deb Butler (Photo: NCGA)
After more than a year of waiting, it appears the North Carolina General Assembly will vote later this week on a comp…
2 weeks ago
Senator Lisa Grafstein discusses the state budget debate and an effort to curb voting rights
Sen. Lisa Grafstein (Photo: NCGA)
With a new state government fiscal year set to commence on July first, North Carolina state legislators have still…
3 weeks ago
EDF policy director Will Scott discusses Duke Energy’s Carbon Plan and NC’s future energy needs
Will Scott, North Carolina Policy Director (Photo: Courtesy EDF)
When a utility company like Duke Energy plans for the future, it tries to predict h…
3 weeks ago
Author Dr. Katharine Wilkinson discusses efforts to combat the global climate emergency
Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson (Courtesy photo)
As the effects of climate change continue to grow and spread at an alarming rate, it can be easy to beco…
4 weeks ago
Author Dr. Katharine Wilkinson discusses efforts to combat the global climate emergency
Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson (Courtesy photo)
As the effects of climate change continue to grow and spread at an alarming rate, it can be easy to beco…
4 weeks ago