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Clayton Henkel
Clayton Henkel, Communications Coordinator for N.C. Policy Watch, joined the project in November 2009. She is responsible for the project's website and newsletter management as well as production of its weekly "News and Views" radio program.
clayton@ncpolicywatch.com
Clayton Henkel's articles and posts
ACLU NC senior staff attorney Emily Seawell discusses why they are challenging the state's use of solitary confinement
By Clayton Henkel
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Kendra Johnson, Executive Director of Equality NC, discusses workplace protections and the high-profile case now before the US Supreme Court that could determine if it's lawful to fire someone for being gay or transgender.
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Meredith College Political Science Professor David McLennan on impeachment, the Democratic presidential hopefuls and Sen. Tillis' loyalty to Trump
Meredith College Political Science Professor David McLennan discusses how the impeachment inquiry is impacting Trump's popularity and which Democratic hopefuls are rising to the top of the pack as we are now one year from the 2020 elections. See the latest Meredith College poll here.
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Samuel Gunter, executive director of the NC Housing Coalition, discusses the state's affordable housing crisis
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James E. Ford discusses the State of Racial Equity in North Carolina Public Schools
State Board of Education member James Ford
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State climatologist Kathie Dello discusses climate change, sea level rise, warming oceans and steps North Carolina should be taking to address extreme weather changes
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Tom Jenson, director of Public Policy Polling, discusses the latest polling numbers on impeachment, President Trump's popularity, and how Senator Thom Tillis may fare in his 2020 re-election bids
See the full polling results here.
Rep. Pricey Harrison State Rep. Pricey Harrison discusses the status of the legislative session and the latest environmental battles in Raleigh and Washington.
NC Child Deputy Director Rob Thompson discusses children living in concentrated poverty
Read the Annie E. Casey Foundation's latest report: "Children Living in High Poverty, Low-Opportunity Neighborhoods."
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Monday numbers: A closer look at children in concentrated poverty
If you only look at the unemployment rate and the stock market, you probably think most families are faring well in this economy. But new data from the Census Bureau and the Annie E. Casey Foundation paints a troubling picture about the number of children who are living in concentrated poverty in our state. Concentrated poverty can be defined as a neighborhood where 30% or more of the population is living in poverty.