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Alex Campbell of the NC Budget and Tax Center on the state’s fiscal policies and Helene recovery
N.C. Budget & Tax Center policy analyst Alex Campbell
North Carolina is now into the second year of Hurricane Helene recovery and as we discussed i…
9 months, 1 week ago
Matt Calabria, the Director of Governor Josh Stein’s Recovery Office for Western North Carolina
Matt Calabria (Courtesy photo)
This past week marked the one-year anniversary of Helene – a deadly hurricane-turned tropical-storm that wreaked unpr…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Chris Joyell of Mountain True on efforts to better prepare for the next time disaster strikes
Chris Joyell (Courtesy photo)
As with virtually all natural disasters, public funds and programs are at the heart of the ongoing recovery effort fro…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Matt Raker of Mountain BizWorks on how investments are helping WNC recover from Helene
Matt Raker (Courtesy photo)
If western North Carolina is going to fully rebuild and recapture the economic vitality it enjoyed prior to Helene, smal…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Jared Bernstein, former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, on the state of the economy
Jared Bernstein (Courtesy photo)
Over the last couple of decades, few if any American economists have played a more prominent role in the national d…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Senator DeAndrea Salvador discusses AI – its policy implications and abuse of the technology
Senator DeAndrea Salvador (Photo: NCGA)
It’s almost impossible to turn on one’s computer, phone or TV these days without hearing about or, indeed, ex…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Rep. Pricey Harrison on the overdue state budget, new proposed changes to state voting laws
Rep. Pricey Harrison (Photo: NCGA)
North Carolina state government continues to operate without a budget for the fiscal year that commenced July 1.…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Education policy expert Kris Nordstrom on declining enrollment in public schools
Kris Nordstrom (Courtesy photo)
It’s an interesting fact that while North Carolina’s population continues to steadily increase, enrollment in publi…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
NC League of Women Voters’ Jennifer Rubin on some of the latest controversies surrounding voting
Jennifer Rublin (Courtesy photo)
The 2026 midterm elections are still a long way off, but that isn’t keeping debates over voting rights and election l…
10 months ago
UNC Health infectious disease expert David Wohl on the respiratory virus season and public health
Infectious diseases professor Dr. David Wohl (Screengrab from Newsline interview)
Ever since the world was overtaken by the COVID-19 pandemic, publi…
10 months ago