NC SPIN episode #1139 Air Date 09/11/2020
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Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
The coronavirus may declining but the elections contests are getting really ugly. This week’s NC SPIN talks about the debates, the polls and nasty accusations. We also discuss the growing call to have children return to the classroom and what schools are doing about it. Plus we ask our panel to tell us something we don’t know. Be sure to watch balanced debate for the Old North State on this week’s NC SPIN. Our panel this week includes Howard Lee, former state senator and chair of the State Board of Education; Anna Beavon Gravely, Exective Director of NC FREE; John Hood, syndicated columnist and author; and Chris Fitzsimon, Director, States Newsroom. You can watch NC SPIN at 7:30 pm Friday night and 12:30 pm on Sunday on the UNC-TV network. Plus you can watch on the North Carolina Channel Friday night at 10 pm, Saturday at 4:30 pm and Sunday at 10 am. And you can stream the program from our ncspin.com website after 5 pm on Friday. Thank you for watching NC SPIN.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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North Carolina's education dilemmaThere are many hurdles to jump but it is time we start returning our children in grades k-3 to the classroom. Read More |
North Carolina's elementary schools can reopen for in-person instruction October 5.
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Cooper faces test on voter ID
To leap from challenging gerrymandered districts to questioning the very legitimacy of the elected General Assembly is to leap from high ground to quicksand. Read More
Early voting sites in North Carolina's 2020 elections
There are only 15 more early voting sites in 2020 than in 2016. One quarter of counties have fewer sites, 43 have the same and 32 counties have more sites. Read More
A bad sign?
In political campaigns there are many signs to tell you who is up and who is down. Read More
What can the 2014 Hagan-Tillis US Senate race tell us about this year's contest
Every House and Senate race has its own story to tell. What will be the story of the Tillis-Cunningham race? Read More
Stop wasting your campaign dollars
Candidates need to be spending money now, but they also need to spend smart. Too many don't. Read More
When it comes to the climate emergency, hope is not enough
Wildfires, hurricanes and other related emergencies threaten our nation and our world. Hope alone won't be enough to address our environment. Read More
Fact check: Conservative tax reforms did not have 'harsh consequences' on state revenues
Are there benefits resulting from tax reforms that offset the consequences of higher taxes? Read More
Will we protect the right to protest?
Our 1st amendment rights are endangered. Today's climate can lead to overreaction and repression. Read More
State reserves may not be enough
Will current reserves be enough? We don't have a forecast of revenues and expenses. Read More
Voters find common ground on closing NC's health insurance gap
The will of North Carolina's voters is ringingly clear, but will policymakers listen? Read More
Bring young kids back to school
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Leandro defendants begin implementing a misguided action plan for schools
The WestEd report is little more than a hodgepodge of recommendations designed to satisfy politicians, technocrats, and other elites who want to spend billions more on North Carolina public schools. Read More
Who are North Carolina's unaffiliated voters
More unaffiliated voters are younger, whiter and come from a New England state. Read More
Will the Fed's new policy cause higher inflation?
The Federal Reserve is not a flashy organization and few pay attention to it. But a new policy bears watching. Read More
Trump, swing voters and the latest outrage
Swing voters are largely disengaged and those who don't follow news don't know about the latest scandals and really don't care. To win, Democrats need a message with mass appeal and keep hammering it. Read More
ECU Poll: Trump ahead by 2 points, Tillis and Cunningham tied, Cooper leads by ten points
One of the latest polls of 1,100 likely voters shows a tightening of statewide races. Read More
Elections board executive director eliminates signature matching for absentee ballots
It is clear that the power of the SBE executive director in future elections needs to be limited. Read More
Ghosts of elections past haunt Democrats
Democrats remember well when polls showed them ahead, but they're like Charlie Brown, waiting for Lucy to pull the football away and leave them flat on their backs. Read More
Former slave blazed trail for writers
Harriet Jacobs hid in an attic for seven years and became an influential voice in the abolitionist movement. Read More
Analysis of who has requested absentee ballots to date
Democracy North Carolina reports that 1 in 10 NC voters, including 1 in 7 Democrats, have already requested by-mail ballots. Read More
DHHS Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen honored by Harvard Medical School
Cohen receives national recognition from Harvard for her outstanding contribution to public health. Read More
N.C. leaders should be models of public trust, not rule dodgers
Too frequently we learn that elected officials use their posts for personal and partisan gain. Read More
Cooper seeking too much power
Even though Roy Cooper spent decades in other roles he has spent the last four trying to expand gubernatorial power. Read More
A message to voters from The State Board of Elections
Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director of the NC State Board of Elections says there are a number of checks in place to ensure people do not vote twice. Read More
