In dozens of vitally important areas, policy decisions of the Trump administration are dramatically affecting and altering the lives of North Carolinians. This growing collection of stories summarizes and critiques many of the most important decisions and their impacts.
- WRAL: Records show racial tension, post-Trump feuds in North Carolina schoolsHere’s a must-read: WRAL News has published a fascinating deep... Read more »
- Trump administration, Betsy DeVos, slash for-profit college regulationsBetsy DeVos and the Trump administration have made no secret... Read more »
- Skimpy health insurance plans & pre-existing conditions are back under new Trump ruleToday the Trump administration issued a final rule allowing insurers... Read more »
- Blue Cross’ 2019 premiums would be 18 percent lower if not for ACA sabotageFor the first time in 25 years, Blue Cross Blue... Read more »
- Editorial: Trump’s embrace of Putin would offend Jesse HelmsFor many Americans, the late Jesse Helms is what they... Read more »
- “Don’t come back,” N.C. lawmaker tells Trump after Putin summit“Don’t come back,” a North Carolina legislator told President Donald... Read more »
- Why Trump wants to diminish the U.S. Department of EducationSince his election, President Donald Trump has made no secret... Read more »
- Another act of health care sabotage over the weekend from the Trump administrationOn Saturday, the Trump administration announced it would temporarily suspend... Read more »
- Op-Ed: Choose civil rights over civilityMuch has been made over a Virginia restaurant owner’s decision... Read more »
- Too little, too late: Trump can’t fix damage already done to 2,000 children separated from familiesPresident Trump may want people to believe he ended his... Read more »
- Read this story and be outraged by Trump’s horrific immigration policiesIf you’ve been paying any attention to the news in... Read more »
- Editorial: Trump tax law enriches him, harms people of colorIn case you missed it, a May report from the... Read more »
- Misleading “missing children” narrative gains traction amidst an already terrible month for immigrant communityEven by the standards of what has become a disturbing... Read more »
- Secretary Betsy DeVos touches off controversy again, says schools can report undocumented studentsU.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is under the microscope again.... Read more »
- Trump administration turning its back on refugees, a moral and economic failureThe Trump administration is following through on its threat to... Read more »
- NC State professor “retained” by Chemours is basis for claims that DEQ groundwater standards too stringentThis post has been updated with comments from Damien Shea,... Read more »
- Another big lie in new GOP tax law exposedRebekah Entralgo at Think Progress has an important story exposing... Read more »
- Comments due Monday on Trump’s scheme to bring back health plan bars to pre-existing conditionsWhile last year’s legislative repeal-and-replace proposals were rejected resoundingly by... Read more »
- Betsy DeVos says Oklahoma teachers should return to their classroomsU.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says Oklahoma teachers should return... Read more »
- North Carolinian featured on list of Trump’s 10 most extreme judicial nomineesThe good people at the Leadership Conference on Civil and... Read more »
- Report: In red, right-to-work states, teachers are rising upWe might have seen this coming, given last year’s report... Read more »
- Education Week: Betsy DeVos bickers with Congress over spending, school choiceGiven the one-party rule in the nation’s capital these days,... Read more »
- Betsy DeVos under fire following rocky interview with “60 Minutes”The United States’ top public school official is under fire... Read more »
- Lt. Governor’s aide peddles misinformation on NC charter school fundingImagine a family with twin boys: Charter Chad and Traditional... Read more »
- Ex-DEQ chief Donald van der Vaart could lead EPA Council on Environmental QualityDonald van der Vaart, the controversial former NC DEQ secretary,... Read more »
- Trump unlikely to extend DACA deadlineThe White House is showing no signs of extending a... Read more »
- Betsy DeVos, Jeb Bush, gather with school choice champions in TennesseeSome of the country’s most prominent school choice champions—including U.S.... Read more »
- Betsy DeVos accused of citing bogus statisticsU.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is using bogus data to... Read more »
- 816,000 NC kids would be left out of GOP tax bill’s Child Tax Credit proposal due to low incomeHouse Republican leaders highlight an increase in the maximum value... Read more »
- State, national educators say U.S. House tax plan would risk K-12 jobs, fundingState and national education leaders say a U.S. House tax... Read more »
- EPA chief Scott Pruitt appoints Donald van der Vaart to revamped, anti-reg Science Advisory BoardEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt today is expected to appoint Donald... Read more »
- As Congress rushes to pass tax legislation, consider the impact to NC’s state and local taxesCongress is very close to giving a tax bill to... Read more »
- Chalkbeat: Independent charters distance themselves from networks, TrumpDespite a clear alliance between some of the U.S.’ largest... Read more »
- Reports point to inappropriate billing, defaulting loans associated with for-profit educationAs federal backing of for-profit education programs grows under President... Read more »
- In N.C., 42% of Trump’s proposed tax cuts would go to the few making more than $1 millionOn July 27, the White House released a statement on... Read more »
- Why does the President tweet about stock market levels but not our poverty rate?Since July 1, President Trump has tweeted to celebrate the... Read more »
- DEQ hosts more public listening sessions on Atlantic Coast Pipeline; new FERC members bode ill for opponentsIf you missed the recent public hearings on the controversial... Read more »
- At the beach? Put down the umbrella drink and head to a public meeting about offshore drillingNorth Carolina’s coast, which has so far eluded capture by... Read more »
- Clean Air Carolina, SELC sue Trump administration over rollback of pollution standardsFour environmental groups, including two from North Carolina, are suing... Read more »
- With public comment period, EPA takes first step in striking the key Waters of the US ruleSome wetlands, intermittent streams and other small but important bodies... Read more »
- Essential nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office is now at risk by proposed amendmentNonpartisan federal government agencies that often go unnoticed but are... Read more »
- Senate to vote today on mystery health care billPresident Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell aren’t giving... Read more »
- Former DEQ secretary Donald van der Vaart passed over for No. 2 slot at EPADespite a compelling cover letter to the Trump administration, former... Read more »
- The silent killer of the Affordable Care ActA new report from the Daily Beast found that the... Read more »
- Warning: Last-ditch GOP effort offering $200 billion to buy votes won’t fix unfixable Senate health billEarlier this week we reported that the Senate GOP health... Read more »
- Report: States receiving “mixed messages” from DeVos, feds over ESSA plansA new report from Education Week indicates some states completing... Read more »
- New battle: GOP now slashing billions from programs that help Americans in order to pay for tax breaks for the wealthyIn Congress, the House Budget Committee is moving forward today... Read more »
- Trump’s budget would sink SHIIP counseling and leave seniors struggling to stay afloatThe ongoing effort in Congress repeal the Affordable Care Act... Read more »
- Oh, those pesky facts: White House wrongfully attacks nonpartisan Congressional Budget OfficeNon-partisan government agencies that often go unnoticed but are grounded... Read more »
- CBO: President Trump’s budget policies lack details, drastic budget cuts won’t solve debt issueThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its first analysis... Read more »
- NC joins lawsuit against Betsy DeVos on behalf of student loan borrowersIt comes as no surprise that the the administration of... Read more »
- David Schanzer of the Sanford School of Public Policy and the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security discusses President Trump’s crackdown on immigrants and Muslim refugeeshttp://www.ncpolicywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/News-and-Views-for-2-26-2017-SEGMENT-TWO.mp3 The post David Schanzer of the Sanford School of Public... Read more »
- Satana Deberry, Executive Director of the NC Housing Coalition, discusses changes in Washington impacting affordable housing and the slow recovery process for the victims of Hurricane Matthewhttp://www.ncpolicywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/News-and-Views-for-2-26-2017-SEGMENT-THREE.mp3 The post Satana Deberry, Executive Director of the NC Housing... Read more »
- Burr’s promise for a full investigationThe post Burr’s promise for a full investigation appeared first... Read more »
- Fear of Trump immigration order in NC spreads as potential human costs emergeDurham resident Felipe de Jesus Molina-Mendoza is among those considered... Read more »
- Safer? A veteran perspective on Trump’s border wall(Image:Adobe Stock) Six days into his presidency, President Trump ordered construction... Read more »
- Five questions with Gunther PeckGunther Peck is an associate professor of History at Duke... Read more »
- Mobilizing the progressive movement: Lessons from a battleground stateIn the wake of the stunning women’s marches across the... Read more »
- Congressman G.K. Butterfield weighs in on President Trump’s recent nominees, the proposed Muslim travel ban, and ACA repealCongressman G.K. Butterfield weighs in on President Trump’s recent nominees,... Read more »
- Trump’s offensive approach toward immigrantsMonday commentary – Trump’s offensive approach toward immigrants. http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Monday-Commentary.mp3 The post Trump’s... Read more »
- The FolliesDeVos cites wildly inaccurate data about virtual charters New information... Read more »
- Trump should cease his war on reproductive rightsOf the many grave concerns held by millions of people... Read more »
- NC political, historical experts reflect on Trump presidencyIn a tumultuous first two weeks in office, President Donald... Read more »
- The people hurt by Trump’s ban on Muslim travelhttp://www.ncpolicywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Thursday-Commentary-4.mp3 The post The people hurt by Trump’s ban on Muslim... Read more »
- The path forward: Debate over voting rights to remain contentious; “Raise the age,” technological advances face smoother sailingNorth Carolina residents know well what happens when a politician... Read more »
- Conservative U.S. Supreme Court pick will face Democratic concern for the underrepresented, fallout over stolen seatSupreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch Conservative federal appeals court judge Neil... Read more »
- Why Burr and Tillis must reject any new Supreme Court nomineeFundamental questions on legitimacy of Trump’s presidency must be answered... Read more »
- NC NAACP President Rev. William Barber on Trump’s travel ban and crack down on ‘sanctuary cities’The post NC NAACP President Rev. William Barber on Trump’s... Read more »
- The Path Forward: Court cases clear, outcomes up in the airThere is a good bit of uncertainty in North Carolina... Read more »
- The bar is set for Trump on the economyhttp://www.ncpolicywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Wednesday-Commentary-3.mp3 The post The bar is set for Trump on the... Read more »
- Educators weigh-in on how Trump’s pro-charter, pro-voucher Education Secretary could influence North Carolina’s schoolsBetsy DeVos There’s a moment, partway through school choice champion Betsy... Read more »
- The Path Forward: HB2 in the new age of TrumpThe new reality of a Donald Trump presidency has thrown... Read more »
- Hopeful signs for the path forwardTrump lights a fire under the American progressive movement; you... Read more »
- Dr. Allan Louden, Communication Department Chair at Wake Forest University, discusses lessons for the media in covering the Trump administration and the rise of fake newsThe post Dr. Allan Louden, Communication Department Chair at Wake... Read more »
- Angeline Echeverría, Executive Director of El Pueblo, discusses immigration concerns with the impending Trump presidencyhttp://www.ncpolicywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/News-and-Views-for-12-11-2016-SEGMENT-ONE.mp3 The post Angeline Echeverría, Executive Director of El Pueblo, discusses... Read more »