Legislature/Public Opinion of Poverty

Legislative Round Up: North Carolina Public Radio — WUNC’s Laura Leslie joins host Melinda Penkava for a discussion of the myriad of issues facing the NC legislature — from the upcoming Senate vote on a lottery to the Charlotte/Mecklenberg school deconsolidation. (12:00)

Public Opinion About Poverty: As part of the series North Carolina Voices: Understanding Poverty, host Melinda Penkava speaks with Tim Vercelotti of Elon University about a public opinion poll that measures current public opinion in North Carolina about poverty. Duke professor Bob Korstad joins the conversation to put current opinion in a historical perspective and to talk about what has changed in the past 40 years. Listener Call In. (40:00)

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