For our second week of Policy Pizza in the Big Apple, we were joined by Renu Mukherjee of the Manhattan Institute.
( Published Friday, January 30th, 2026 @ 10:27 am )]]> Hundreds of millions of dollars unaccounted for, department hasn't filed report of funds on time since 2017
( Published Friday, November 28th, 2025 @ 5:54 pm )]]> Government overreach threatens the fundamental right of Americans to support causes privately without fear of retaliation
( Published Monday, October 13th, 2025 @ 8:45 pm )]]> The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), a nonprofit law firm "dedicated to election integrity," sent a letter to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) on August 4 that highlighted several longstanding problems with our state's voter rolls, affecting tens of thousands
( Published Monday, September 8th, 2025 @ 9:17 am )]]> Pres. Donald Trump's 2025 tariffs are repeating the economic damage of the 2018 trade war, slashing U.S. farm exports, especially soybeans and pork, and driving up input costs for farmers
( Published Monday, September 1st, 2025 @ 9:19 am )]]> Early in the morning of June 24, amid a blistering heat wave affecting most of the nation, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) granted a request from Duke Energy Carolinas by issuing an emergency order authorizing Duke to exceed environmental emissions levels if needed
( Published Wednesday, August 20th, 2025 @ 9:58 pm )]]> Policymakers must prepare for Medicaid expansion's unraveling
( Published Sunday, July 27th, 2025 @ 2:20 pm )]]> For nearly a decade now, the composition and ownership of the North Carolina Board of Elections (NCSBE) have been a contested battle between the General Assembly and the Governor.
( Published Sunday, July 6th, 2025 @ 9:18 am )]]> Federal cuts to Medicaid expansion could cost the state billions; thankfully, policymakers have options to lessen the effect
( Published Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025 @ 5:34 pm )]]> That's the question Marguerite Roza of Georgetown University's Edunomics Lab sought to answer in a recent webinar on the topic.
( Published Wednesday, March 27th, 2024 @ 12:25 am )]]> Several alternative ways of hog waste management have been studied, but few have been implemented in North Carolina
( Published Sunday, March 24th, 2024 @ 11:17 pm )]]> Prepare to be spooked! Forget the scary costumes; "shrinkflation" is a silent yet subtle disruptor that has infiltrated the candy aisle this year, spiking by thirteen percent since last year.
( Published Sunday, March 24th, 2024 @ 9:07 am )]]> This week on Policy Pizza, we hooked up with Daniel Di Martino, founder of the Dissident Project, to chat about the rise in socialism in the US and what he is doing to fight back.
( Published Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 @ 4:34 pm )]]> Legislators disagreed during North Carolina's recent round of redistricting on whether the General Assembly had to conduct a racially polarized voting analysis.
( Published Thursday, March 21st, 2024 @ 10:55 pm )]]> Trying to turn our oceans into sprawling, on-again/off-again electric stations is becoming even more prohibitively expensive.
( Published Wednesday, March 20th, 2024 @ 1:06 am )]]> Like many other states, the North Carolina has received a lot of money from the federal government to address the impacts of the corona virus pandemic.
( Published Monday, March 18th, 2024 @ 10:22 pm )]]> Gateway to the World: North Carolina's ports see record traffic
( Published Monday, March 18th, 2024 @ 3:37 am )]]> Both proposed maps favor Republicans.
( Published Saturday, March 16th, 2024 @ 1:35 am )]]> The Tax Foundation, a Washington D.C. based nonpartisan tax policy research organization, has released its 2024 State Business Tax Climate Index.
( Published Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 12:49 pm )]]> The fall season in North Carolina brings with it the promise of not just colorful leaves on trees but a pivotal shift in redistricting.
( Published Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 8:51 am )]]> This week, we are joined by attorney and legal expert Jon Guze, who encourages communities to deter crime through elevated policing.
( Published Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 @ 12:38 pm )]]> I recently wrote about "How the Budget Stops California from Setting North Carolina's Transportation Policy."
( Published Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 @ 1:14 am )]]> Sometimes there are legitimate non-political reasons for districts to have funny shapes.
( Published Friday, March 1st, 2024 @ 5:29 pm )]]> In recent days, our world has faced profound violence, stark division, palpable fear, and raw hatred as the war between Hamas and Israel enters its second week.
( Published Thursday, February 29th, 2024 @ 1:27 pm )]]> The North Carolina General Assembly is expected to have its new legislative and congressional maps ready this week.
( Published Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 10:28 am )]]>