Clayton Henkel, Author at NC Policy Watch

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Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina, on the state of North Carolina’s troubled redistricting process

By Clayton Henkel

11/8/2021

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NC Social Studies teacher Rodney Pierce on the need to teach a broad, full history of America

By Clayton Henkel

11/8/2021

Pierce is a social studies teacher at Red Oak Middle School in Battleboro, North Carolina and was social studies teacher of the year in 2019.

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Monday numbers: A closer look at the state of North Carolina’s economy, now and in the future

By Clayton Henkel

11/8/2021

"We've gotten everything we lost back, plus a little more." Dr. John Connaughton, professor of financial economics at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, offered an upbeat outlook to state legislators last week.

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Supreme Court takes up major gun rights case today. Here’s what’s at stake.

By Clayton Henkel

11/3/2021

All eyes will be on the U.S. Supreme Court today when the high court will take up the first major Second Amendment case in more than a decade. The case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, could have major implications for states and their ability to regulate guns, according to three Duke University scholars.

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NC Attorney General Josh Stein discusses a historic $26 Billion opioid settlement, racial equity in the justice system, and the latest COVID-related scams

By Clayton Henkel

11/1/2021

Originally broadcast August 1, 2021

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Urban Institute senior researcher Anuj Gangopadhyaya: Do Black and White Patients Experience Similar Rates of Adverse Safety Events at the Same Hospital?

By Clayton Henkel

11/1/2021

Originally broadcast August 1, 2021

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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

By Clayton Henkel

10/25/2021

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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

By Clayton Henkel

10/25/2021

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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”

By Clayton Henkel

10/25/2021

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Wake County Commissioners Chair Matt Calabria

By Clayton Henkel

10/18/2021

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

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Clayton Henkel

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Clayton Henkel's articles and posts

Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina, on the state of North Carolina’s troubled redistricting process

NC Social Studies teacher Rodney Pierce on the need to teach a broad, full history of America

Monday numbers: A closer look at the state of North Carolina’s economy, now and in the future

Supreme Court takes up major gun rights case today. Here’s what’s at stake.

NC Attorney General Josh Stein discusses a historic $26 Billion opioid settlement, racial equity in the justice system, and the latest COVID-related scams

Urban Institute senior researcher Anuj Gangopadhyaya: Do Black and White Patients Experience Similar Rates of Adverse Safety Events at the Same Hospital?

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

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

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”

Wake County Commissioners Chair Matt Calabria

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