News & Views

News & Views


Latest Episodes

Dr. Michelle Malkin, director of ECU’s new Gambling Research and Policy Initiative
March 18, 2024

Legalized sports gambling arrived in North Carolina this past week, just in time for college basketballs March Madness. And while many are treating this news as a ho-hum development, there are a lot of observers and experts who have some profound concern

Once more, judges tell Republican legislators to stay in their lane
March 18, 2024

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NC GOP pols promote secrecy and conspiracy theories
March 15, 2024

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Another globally warm winter for North Carolina
March 14, 2024

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North Carolina’s chaotic and destructive school voucher free-for-all
March 13, 2024

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NC needs strong consumer protection in sports gambling
March 12, 2024

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Education policy Kris Nordstrom discusses a damaging new report about NC public schools
March 11, 2024

A new report from national experts at the Network for Public Education paints a sobering picture of the policy choices North Carolina state legislators have made for our public schools in recent years. The report is called The Best and the Worst Stateh

WCU political scientist Prof. Chris Cooper discusses Super Tuesday election results
March 11, 2024

The 2024 North Carolina Super Tuesday primary election has finally come and gone and now its full speed ahead for the next eight months to the November election. And for better or worse, voters should have very little trouble distinguishing the major p

Biden tells it like it is in State of the Union speech
March 11, 2024

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Runoffs and low voter turnout highlight the destructive impacts of gerrymandering
March 08, 2024

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