NC SPIN episode #1066 Air Date 4/19/19
Education matters, Special elections, and Tell us something we don’t know Watch NC SPIN Previous Episodes
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
No Bunny loves you like NC SPIN this Easter. This week's program provides eggsactly the balanced debate you want on several important education topics, including the teacher shortage in our state and what can be done to put more teachers in our classrooms. We ask our panel to comment on the upcoming teacher rally to be held in Raleigh on May 1st and why the legislature dislikes NCAE. Next we move to the special elections that are coming in the 3rd and 9th Congressional districts and look at early voting, which candidates are gaining traction and our predictions on voter turnout. And, as always we ask the panel to tell us something we don't know. Our panel this week consists of Becki Gray, VP for the John Locke Foundation; former Senator and former chair of the State Board of Education, Howard Lee; columnist and author John Hood; and Chris Fitzsimon, Director of The Newsroom. Please join this special Easter edition of NC SPIN.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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When will lawmakers go home?After a break for Easter lawmakers will pick up the pace. They want to adjourn by July 4th but there's lots to be done before they can do so. Read More |
Train and pay principals wisely
Few missions will be as important and as challenging as preparing the next generation of principals to lead our schools. Read More
11 School districts closing for teacher rally. More than 500,000 students affected
Lindsay Marchello writes in Carolina Journal that 0pinions are mixed about the planned teacher rally on May 1. Read More
The perils of purity
Gary Pearce in his Talking About Politics blog writes that one of the hardest things for candidates to do is stop listening to social media posts and political insiders and loud voices at headquarters. Read More
For Dan Bishop the earth shifted
In his Talking About Politics blog Republican political strategist says your political world can turn upside down in a heartbeat Read More
Adjustments to voter ID law a flawed fix
Andy Jackson, Elections Policy Fellow for the Civitas Institute writes that the legislature is weakening the acceptable forms of identification they approved last December Read More
Elon Poll: What makes North Carolinians feel unsafe?
The latest survey by the Elon University Poll conducted March 30-April 1, 2019, asked residents to weigh on a range of potential risks, asking them to say how unsafe each made them feel. Read More
Labor market returns to degrees
Jessica Stanford of Carolina Demography writes that a college degree is associated with several positive life outcomes, ranging from greater financial security to better health. However, over the past decade, returns on postsecondary degrees have diminished both nationwide and in North Carolina. Read More
Two competing tax cut proposals symbolize the ideological divide
If there is one single debate that captures the essence of the ideological divide it would be the battle over tax policy Read More
Manufacturing jobs on the rise
Whereas manufacturing employment in NC dropped dramatically from 2000 to 2010 it is now on the increase. Read More
Run against Trump
Thomas Mills with Politics NC writes that energy among Democrats is with younger candidates but their voters are older Read More
Rail transit doesn't fit state
North Carolina is a fast-growing state but our settlement patterns aren't friendly to large-scale rail transit Read More
Folwell, hospitals spar over state health plan pricing
David Larsen, North State Journal writes that a proposal to halt Treasurer Follwell's plan for cost savings passed the House, not likely in Senate Read More
On-time graduation rates improve, but still room for growth
by Rebecca Tippett, Director of Carolina Demography Read More
High Point Poll: Trump at 40%, Cooper at 41% among North Carolinians
The April 9 release of the latest High Point University poll shows some interesting trends among North Carolinians. Read More
Freedom fighters and Hell raisers
Which North Carolina political columnist has been said to hunt with live ammunition? Read More
Proposal to force sheriffs to coopeerate with ICE is Trumpism at its worst
Despite a judge's ruling that detainer requests from ICE aren't arrest warrants our legislature is determined to force compliance Read More
How does North Carolina stack up on taxes
How does our state compare to others regarding state and local taxes? The answer might surprise you Read More
Coerced funding bad for politics
The indictment of NCGOP Chair Robin Hayes, Greg Lindberg and two others has raised once again the subject of government funded campaigns. Read More
State voters still closely split
In North Carolina, political power is divided. Republicans control the state legislature, although without the supermajorities they once enjoyed. Democrats occupy such jobs as governor and attorney... Read More
UNC System schools profiting off unused student meals
College meal plans can help students avoid buying groceries and cooking for themselves—but they can also cost thousands of dollars each semester. In the University of North Carolina system, some... Read More
Four initial takeaways from the Robin Hayes corruption case
This has been another remarkable week in North Carolina. Once again, a dark cloud of corruption has descended upon and enveloped the state’s politics as federal prosecutors unsealed an extraordinary... Read More
Is NCAE trying to divide NC with their socialist symbols?
The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) is hard at work promoting their teacher walkout for May Day. The May 1 (May Day) date, often referred to as Workers’ Day, is linked to socialist... Read More
Republicans reversing course on government role in rural broadband?
Carolina Journal reports on bills designed to decrease government’s role in rural broadband: North Carolina for many years has been a battleground over government-backed broadband services. The... Read More
We can acton climate change - And lower electricity costs
As Democratic presidential hopefuls announce their candidacies, it’s clear that climate change will continue to make headlines. But a story that isn’t receiving much ink is how a law designed to... Read More
Cooper's wall
Will Roy Cooper have a wall this summer? Could it be something like Donald Trump’s wall on the Mexican border that he promised to build. Do you remember how he said he would veto the emergency... Read More
