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The Bottom Line

by NC Newsline

A quick daily take on the policy issues that impact North Carolinians.

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Episodes

  1. Our final one-minute commentary

    Our final one-minute commentary by NC Newsline

  2. The gerrymandering mess threatens to spiral out of control

    The gerrymandering mess threatens to spiral out of control by NC Newsline

  3. The legislature’s mini-budget won’t get the job done

    The legislature’s mini-budget won’t get the job done by NC Newsline

  4. The damage Trump’s deportation agenda is doing to the economy

    The damage Trump’s deportation agenda is doing to the economy by NC Newsline

  5. A simple and commonsense tax proposal

    A simple and commonsense tax proposal by NC Newsline

  6. Lack of air conditioning in state prisons is cruel and unusual punishment

    Lack of air conditioning in state prisons is cruel and unusual punishment by NC Newsline

  7. New and damning school voucher data confirm worst fears

    New and damning school voucher data confirm worst fears by NC Newsline

  8. Democratic lawmaker embarrasses with uninformed anti-immigrant speech

    Democratic lawmaker embarrasses with uninformed anti-immigrant speech by NC Newsline

  9. The cruel incompetence of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics

    The cruel incompetence of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics by NC Newsline

  10. North Carolina officials should work to enact and protect AI regulation

    North Carolina officials should work to enact and protect AI regulation by NC Newsline

  11. NC Democrats and Republicans agree: Release the Epstein files

    NC Democrats and Republicans agree: Release the Epstein files by NC Newsline

  12. Lawmakers should sustain Gov. Stein’s vetoes, enact a new state budget

    Lawmakers should sustain Gov. Stein’s vetoes, enact a new state budget by NC Newsline

  13. Sixteen years without a minimum wage hike is way too long

    Sixteen years without a minimum wage hike is way too long by NC Newsline

  14. Researchers release yet another damning report on NC’s school voucher program

    Researchers release yet another damning report on NC’s school voucher program by NC Newsline

  15. Failure of property tax relief bills highlights folly of GOP fiscal policies

    Failure of property tax relief bills highlights folly of GOP fiscal policies by NC Newsline

  16. Tillis continues to disappoint after briefly raising hopes

    Tillis continues to disappoint after briefly raising hopes by NC Newsline

  17. The damage Trump’s deportation agenda is doing to the economy

    The damage Trump’s deportation agenda is doing to the economy by NC Newsline

  18. Guns + schools: A toxic combination

    Guns + schools: A toxic combination by NC Newsline

  19. Task force outlines some commonsense first steps to address state’s child care shortage

    Task force outlines some commonsense first steps to address state’s child care shortage by NC Newsline

  20. North Carolina is hit by yet another climate wake-up call

    North Carolina is hit by yet another climate wake-up call by NC Newsline

  21. Hunger and homelessness in North Carolina are about to get much worse

    Hunger and homelessness in North Carolina are about to get much worse by NC Newsline

  22. Gov. Stein uses his veto pen to good affect

    Gov. Stein uses his veto pen to good affect by NC Newsline

  23. NC GOP members of Congress will rue their blind support of Trump mega-bill

    NC GOP members of Congress will rue their blind support of Trump mega-bill by NC Newsline

  24. Independence Day for Senator Thom Tillis

    Independence Day for Senator Thom Tillis by NC Newsline

  25. Phil Berger and Trump’s mega-bill: The proverbial dog that caught the bus

    Phil Berger and Trump’s mega-bill: The proverbial dog that caught the bus by NC Newsline

  26. NC House Republicans push new assault on fair elections with last-minute bill

    NC House Republicans push new assault on fair elections with last-minute bill by NC Newsline

  27. A simple and commonsense tax proposal

    A simple and commonsense tax proposal by NC Newsline

  28. Durham state senator exposes conservative agenda with on-the-mark observation

    Durham state senator exposes conservative agenda with on-the-mark observation by NC Newsline

  29. Lack of air conditioning in state prisons is cruel and unusual punishment

    Lack of air conditioning in state prisons is cruel and unusual punishment by NC Newsline

  30. NC Senate Republicans ruin important bill with destructive social agenda provisions

    NC Senate Republicans ruin important bill with destructive social agenda provisions by NC Newsline

  31. Trump should heed bipartisan opposition to offshore drilling on the Carolina coast

    Trump should heed bipartisan opposition to offshore drilling on the Carolina coast by NC Newsline

  32. All Americans – especially elected leaders – must disavow political violence

    All Americans – especially elected leaders – must disavow political violence by NC Newsline

  33. Science is on the federal chopping block and North Carolinians will suffer

    Science is on the federal chopping block and North Carolinians will suffer by NC Newsline

  34. Secrecy of immigration control actions is frighteningly un-American

    Secrecy of immigration control actions is frighteningly un-American by NC Newsline

  35. Coverage of weight-loss drugs should be a no-brainer for state’s Medicaid program

    Coverage of weight-loss drugs should be a no-brainer for state’s Medicaid program by NC Newsline

  36. Gov. Stein’s cannabis initiative is welcome, overdue

    Gov. Stein’s cannabis initiative is welcome, overdue by NC Newsline

  37. State lawmakers should reconsider plans to end highly successful health program

    State lawmakers should reconsider plans to end highly successful health program by NC Newsline

  38. NC: Foolishly speeding toward a fiscal cliff

    NC: Foolishly speeding toward a fiscal cliff by NC Newsline

  39. NC advocates call on Tillis to defend consumer watchdog

    NC advocates call on Tillis to defend consumer watchdog by NC Newsline

  40. Counties must address biased and unjust property tax assessments

    Counties must address biased and unjust property tax assessments by NC Newsline

  41. NC prisons are a mess and lawmakers must act

    NC prisons are a mess and lawmakers must act by NC Newsline

  42. Trump to western North Carolina: “Drop dead”

    Trump to western North Carolina: “Drop dead” by NC Newsline

  43. Memorial Day serves to highlight the Trump administration’s shabby treatment of veterans

    Memorial Day serves to highlight the Trump administration’s shabby treatment of veterans by NC Newsline

  44. New Helene documentary provides another wake-up call

    New Helene documentary provides another wake-up call by NC Newsline

  45. North Carolina needs more public employees, not fewer

    North Carolina needs more public employees, not fewer by NC Newsline

  46. GOP continues its transformation of the Board of Elections into a partisan tool

    GOP continues its transformation of the Board of Elections into a partisan tool by NC Newsline

  47. Lawmakers should listen to their constituents, rethink proposals to deregulate firearms

    Lawmakers should listen to their constituents, rethink proposals to deregulate firearms by NC Newsline

  48. NC House budget rules make a mockery of representative government

    NC House budget rules make a mockery of representative government by NC Newsline

  49. Former South Carolina utility regulator offers damning assessment of NC Senate energy proposal

    Former South Carolina utility regulator offers damning assessment of NC Senate energy proposal by NC Newsline

  50. Democrats can thank Jefferson Griffin for boosting their judicial election chances

    Democrats can thank Jefferson Griffin for boosting their judicial election chances by NC Newsline

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