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Every weekday, NC Newsline editor and veteran North Carolina policy observer Rob Schofield offers a 60-second take on the key policy issues that impact North Carolinians.
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The death penalty is slowly fading away
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There are a lot of reasons that the death penalty is almost never imposed anymore. As a growing cadre of experts has demonstrated, the death penalty is hugely and uniquely expensive to apply and doesn’t deter crime –indeed, there’s compelling evidence it spurs more of it. What’s more and more importantly, stacks of evidence now confirm the death pe…
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The death penalty is slowly fading away
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Demonstrators marched in front of the governor's mansion asking the governor to commute the death sentences of those on death row. (Photo: NC Newsline/Kel Lyons) There are a lot of reasons that the death penalty is almost never imposed anymore. As a growing cadre of experts has demonstrated, the death penalty is hugely and uniquely expensive to app…
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Gov. Josh Stein is primed for success – if legislative leaders will only do their job
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Josh Stein is formally sworn in as North Carolina's next governor. (Photo: Screengrab from PBSNC video stream) Few governors in North Carolina history have been better prepared for the job than our state’s new chief executive, Josh Stein. Not only has Stein spent much of his professional career in elected office, but he was also raised in a family …
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Gov. Josh Stein is primed for success – if legislative leaders will only do their job
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Few governors in North Carolina history have been better prepared for the job than our state’s new chief executive, Josh Stein. Not only has Stein spent much of his professional career in elected office, but he was also raised in a family that preached and lived the value of public service and social justice. Now add his demonstrated commitment to …
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It’s long past time for GOP Supreme Court candidate to concede
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It’s now been nine weeks since the November election and nearly a month since recounts confirmed that incumbent state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs narrowly defeated her Republican challenger, state Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin. As such, it’s long past time for Griffin to concede and allow the state’s high court to get back to wor…
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It’s long past time for GOP Supreme Court candidate to concede
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North Carolina's state Supreme Court (Photo: Clayton Henkel) It’s now been nine weeks since the November election and nearly a month since recounts confirmed that incumbent state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs narrowly defeated her Republican challenger, state Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin. As such, it’s long past time for Griffin t…
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Newsline political reporter Galen Bacharier on Roy Cooper’s legacy and the new Stein administration
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A new year is upon us and with it, some important changes in state government. As a result of the November election, North Carolina now has several new leaders serving on its Council of State – most notably a new governor. After eight years in the governor’s mansion and nearly 40 in elected office, Roy Cooper has exited public service – at least fo…
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Outgoing DHHS Sec. Kody Kinsley on NC’s health and accomplishments from his three years at the helm
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s second four-year term as our state’s chief executive has come to a close, and if there’s one accomplishment from that period that stands out above all others it was his tireless and ultimately successful campaign to expand the state’s Medicaid program – a move that has saved and will continue to save, quite literally, thousands of…
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Trump may have been reelected but insurrection must not be forgotten
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Today — January 6 – marks the anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history. It was four years ago today that a violent mob spurred on by then-President Donald Trump invaded the U.S. Capitol Building in a deadly effort to nullify the results of the 2020 presidential election. The insurrection was an act of criminality that sealed Trump…
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Trump may have been reelected but insurrection must not be forgotten
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Donald Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images) Today — January 6 – marks the anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history. It was four years ago today that a violent mob spurred on by then-President Donald T…
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The place where Trump can do the most permanent damage
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Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, speaks to attendees during a Sept. 25, 2024, campaign rally in Mint Hill, North Carolina. Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s election could set the stage for wide-ranging changes to policy. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Donald Trump’s second administration is poised to soon do a great…
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The place where Trump can do the most permanent damage
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Donald Trump’s second administration is poised to soon do a great deal of damage in several important areas. Whether it’s health care, education, the federal courts, reproductive freedom, immigration, foreign policy or the economy, millions of people will suffer needlessly if Trump follows through on all of his campaign promises. That said, when it…
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NC should avoid further expansion of gambling in 2025
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Gamblers take a break from the 1,500 slot machines in Caesars Virginia. (Photo: Greg Childress) Yet another gambling casino opened close to North Carolina last month when the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the corporate giant Caesar’s christened a new facility just across the border in Danville, Virginia. And between it, a pair of tribal casi…
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NC should avoid further expansion of gambling in 2025
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Yet another gambling casino opened close to North Carolina last month when the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the corporate giant Caesar’s christened a new facility just across the border in Danville, Virginia. And between it, a pair of tribal casinos in western North Carolina and the explosion of legalized sports gambling in our state, it’s …
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New report: Duke Energy, predecessors understood climate change and ignored it for decades
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It’s a great tragedy of our time that the global climate change crisis is not something that emerged suddenly or as a surprise. Not only have scientists predicted how it would play out for decades, so too have many of the polluters whose CO2 emissions have done so much to cause it. A powerful new report from the nonprofit Energy and Policy Institut…
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New report: Duke Energy, predecessors understood climate change and ignored it for decades
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Duke Energy and other utilities, particularly in the South, are pushing to add new natural gas plants like this Florida facility. (Photo by Glen Richard/iStock Images Getty Images) It’s a great tragedy of our time that the global climate change crisis is not something that emerged suddenly or as a surprise. Not only have scientists predicted how it…
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Gov. Roy Cooper departs after a job well done
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s second four-year term as our state’s chief executive is ending and, by any fair assessment, he’s done a heck of a job. In numerous vitally important areas – education, transportation, economic development, environmental protection – Cooper has, despite the obstruction of legislative leaders — been a stalwart champion of average No…
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Gov. Roy Cooper departs after a job well done
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Gov. Roy Cooper discusses ongoing efforts to surge resources into Western NC (Pool photo/Paul Barker-Governor's Office) Gov. Roy Cooper’s second four-year term as our state’s chief executive is ending and, by any fair assessment, he’s done a heck of a job. In numerous vitally important areas – education, transportation, economic development, enviro…
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NC’s agriculture leaders on the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene in 2024
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If there was one story that dominated the news this past year – aside from the election – and left a lasting imprint on North Carolina, it was Hurricane Helene. The storm ravaged western North Carolina in late September causing an estimated $58 billion in damage. Unfortunately, the Republican-controlled legislature passed only modest relief measure…
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State Rep. Pricey Harrison on the climate crisis and lessons from Helene
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The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina is rightfully provoking calls for more action than has been forthcoming from state and federal lawmakers, and one area in which one hopes such demands will bear fruit is in planning and prevention. Regrettably, state Republican legislative leaders have repeatedly blocked legislat…
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Jason Kanawati Stephany of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina on food insecurity
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This year’s election may have come and gone, but one thing that hasn’t gone anywhere in North Carolina this year is hunger. Especially since congressional Republicans blocked the reauthorization of some key social safety net programs that led to great success during the pandemic, food insecurity has expanded to the point at which more than 560,000 …
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The legislature’s disastrous disaster response
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On any list of key governmental functions, natural disaster response is near the top. If public services and structures don’t provide relief and spearhead recovery when disasters strike, communities can literally and permanently fall apart. And tragically, this appears to be happening in parts of western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane…
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The legislature’s disastrous disaster response
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Debris and a mobile home are piled up along a tree line in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 29, 2024 in Old Fort, North Carolina. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images) On any list of key governmental functions, natural disaster response is near the top. If public services and structures don’t provide relief and spearhead recovery wh…
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Understanding the reality of school vouchers
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Photo: Getty Images Imagine for a moment that state leaders decided to implement a change in how North Carolina provides core public services. Instead of everyone in a community relying on the same police and fire departments, people would instead choose private vendors and receive a check from the government to partially underwrite the cost. And t…
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Understanding the reality of school vouchers
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Imagine for a moment that state leaders decided to implement a change in how North Carolina provides core public services. Instead of everyone in a community relying on the same police and fire departments, people would instead choose private vendors and receive a check from the government to partially underwrite the cost. And the vendors would be …
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Death of eminent scientist is a loss for North Carolina and the nation
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Orrin Pilkey (Photo Credit: Duke University/Nicholas School of the Environment) The cause of basing public policies on science has taken several destructive blows in the U.S. of late, and sadly, it absorbed another one last week with the death of Orrin Pilkey. Pilkey was longtime Duke University geology professor who, among other things, was a dedi…
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Death of eminent scientist is a loss for North Carolina and the nation
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The cause of basing public policies on science has taken several destructive blows in the U.S. of late, and sadly, it absorbed another one last week with the death of Orrin Pilkey. Pilkey was longtime Duke University geology professor who, among other things, was a dedicated truth teller on the subject of development along North Carolina’s fragile …
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Prison overcrowding demands immediate action from state leaders
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Outside Raleigh's Central Prison a banner offers open interviews to would-be job seekers. The vacancy rate of North Carolina’s corrections officers is now 40%. (Photo: Clayton Henkel) Everyone knows that prison is a tough place to be – both for the incarcerated people who are there serving time and the professionals that our government employs to o…
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Prison overcrowding demands immediate action from state leaders
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Everyone knows that prison is a tough place to be – both for the incarcerated people who are there serving time and the professionals that our government employs to oversee them. And, of course, on one level – especially for those who are imprisoned — that’s as it should be. A prison sentence is not a vacation, but punishment that’s reserved for pe…
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Anti-immigrant crusade reveals a Christmas season hypocrisy
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Avoiding discussions that mix religion with politics is usually wise, but occasionally, a cause comes along that so blatantly contradicts the basics of the faith to which those behind it claim to adhere that it deserves to be called out. Today is Christmas Eve – the day on which millions of Americans will solemnly celebrate the birth of a child to …
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Anti-immigrant crusade reveals a Christmas season hypocrisy
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People demonstrate and call out words of encouragement to detainees held inside the Metropolitan Detention Center after marching to decry Trump administration immigration and refugee policies on June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Avoiding discussions that mix religion with politics is usually wise, but occ…
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Stateline reporter Alex Brown on how the new Trump administration may torpedo offshore wind efforts
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As the world races to reduce fossil fuel use and carbon pollution in order to combat the climate change crisis, one enormously promising source of non-polluting energy is offshore wind. Indeed, numerous East Coast states are counting on offshore wind projects to power tens of millions of homes and to help them transition to cleaner energy. Unfortun…
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