News and Views with NC Policy Watch's Chris Fitzsimon

By NC Policy Watch

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News and Views provide timely analysis of the challenges North Carolina leaders face in charting a better course for the state through radio interviews.

Episode Date
Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina, on the state of North Carolina’s troubled redistricting process
Nov 08, 2021
NC Social Studies teacher Rodney Pierce on the need to teach a broad, full history of America
Nov 08, 2021
NC Attorney General Josh Stein discusses a historic $26 Billion opioid settlement, racial equity in the justice system, and the latest COVID-related scams
Nov 01, 2021
Urban Institute senior researcher Anuj Gangopadhyaya: Do Black and White Patients Experience Similar Rates of Adverse Safety Events at the Same Hospital?
Nov 01, 2021
NC Policy Watch investigative reporter Joe Killian on the controversy surrounding Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and the ongoing political efforts of the Christian right in anticipation of the 2022 elections
Oct 25, 2021
Consumer advocate Rochelle Sparko of the Center for Responsible Lending on the state of the national student loan debt crisis and some relief that the Biden administration has made available
Oct 25, 2021
Author, scholar, and former U.S. Navy Commander Theodore Johnson about his new book, “When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America”
Oct 25, 2021
Wake County Commissioners Chair Matt Calabria
Oct 18, 2021
Public education advocates Letha Muhammad and Sarah Montgomery with the latest on Leandro
Oct 18, 2021
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
Oct 11, 2021
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
Oct 11, 2021
The national and political redistricting landscape – featuring Kathay Feng, David Wasserman, Michael Bitzer and Guy-Uriel Charles
Oct 11, 2021
Rep. Deb Butler discusses the COVID economy, education spending and the next steps for redistricting
Oct 04, 2021
Author and civil rights attorney Geeta Kapur discusses her powerful and important new book about the University of North Carolina
Oct 04, 2021
Rep. Marcia Morey discusses education funding, redistricting, criminal justice reform and extreme risk protective orders
Sep 27, 2021
North Carolina Budget and Tax Center economist Patrick McHugh discusses protecting & connecting workers emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic
Sep 27, 2021
State Representative Ricky Hurtado discusses the remarkable and maddening story of an abandoned missile factory in the city of Burlington
Sep 20, 2021
Global reproductive health policy expert Dr. Anu Kumar on the impact of Texas’ new restrictive abortion law
Sep 20, 2021
Veteran consumer advocate Les Bernal explains why the latest effort to legalize sports gambling in North Carolina could produce disastrous results
Sep 20, 2021
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
Sep 13, 2021
Investigative reporter Lisa Sorg shares the remarkable story of an abandoned Burlington missile factory that continues to emit toxic chemicals years after it shuttered
Sep 13, 2021
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
Sep 13, 2021
Rep. Graig Meyer discusses the gridlock surrounding the state budget, the pandemic, Medicaid expansion and more
Sep 06, 2021
Dr. Ronda Taylor Bullock, Executive Director of the Durham-based nonprofit WeAre discusses efforts to combat racism
Sep 06, 2021
North Carolina Association of Educators president Tamika Walker Kelly on COVID, Critical Race Theory and the challenging return to the classroom
Aug 30, 2021