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By Greg Childress August 5, 2022 NC POLICY WATCH North Carolina teachers marched for better pay. The state has a “teaching crisis” and must revamp its licensing and compensation system to recruit and retain quality teachers, Eric Davis, the chairman of the State…Read More »
NC POLICY WATCH By James Burrell – 7/27/2022 Photo: NC DEQ Algal blooms webpage Hotter summers spurred by climate change are likely making more and more bodies of water in NC unsafe There have been more than 300 public reports of algal blooms in North Carolina this year, 100…Read More »
NC POLICY WATCH By Jennifer Shutt July 29, 2022 In News Rosie Torres, co-founder of Burn Pits 360 and longtime advocate for veterans issues, speaks during a press conference on the PACT Act, which would provide veterans exposed to burn pits with healthcare and…Read More »
By Kelan Lyons NC POLICY WATCH – 7/29/2022 Daquan Peters (L) is among thousands of North Carolinians on parole who can register to vote. Allowing those on probation and parole to vote marks the largest expansion of voting rights in North Carolina…Read More »
By Joe Killian NC POLICY WATCH – 7/25/2022 The latest poll results from the the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index show that Americans are exhausted with COVID-19 and its variants, with a majority saying they don’t believe they will ever be rid of the virus in their…Read More »
By Kirk Ross NC POLICY WATCH – 7/26/2022 The U.S. Senate race between Democrat Cheri Beasley and Republican Ted Budd is shaping up to be a close one. Pivotal contest that some had already conceded to the GOP is shaping up to be…Read More »
By Kelan Lyons – 7/22/2022 NC Policy Watch After growing up behind bars, many who committed serious crimes when they were children now have a chance at parole James Ryan Kelliher first tried to kill himself when he was 10 years old.…Read More »
By Clayton Henkel NC POLICY WATCH July 3, 2022 In Commentary, News In this issue: 1. State budget has plenty of surprises, including lots of earmarks and lower raises than state employees wanted Developing a state spending plan in secret, North Carolina Republicans used most of the state’s water and sewer improvement money for earmarked projects, lifted financial limits for families who want private school vouchers, and helped subsidize hog…Read More »
Groups call for end to solitary confinement in NC prisons By James Burrell July 1, 2022 In Courts & the Law A solitary cell in an NC prison. Image: Disability Rights NC Kerwin Pittman spent a total of 1,000 days alone, living in a…Read More »
By Kelan Lyons NC POLICY WATCH – 7/1/2022 Photo: Adobe Stock County sheriffs and jailers could challenge violations uncovered during jail inspections conducted by the NC Department of Health and Human Services, according to a provision in the proposed state budget. Bill opponents say…Read More »