Since the state Senate’s Committee on Health Care convened in January, Medicaid expansion has been one of the biggest topics of discussion. A majority vote in early March killed the program’s expansion in the state. Republicans cite rampant mismanagement within the state’s current Medicaid system as the reason for opposing expansion. Democrats say that the failure to expand will hurt a number of citizens and keep many people from not...

Rep. Rick Glazier D-Cumberland Terms in House: 6 Voting History Rep. Rick Glazier, D-Cumberland, is one of the main sponsors of House Bill 184, a bill that proposed to disallow pink stripes and any other distinctive marks from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) driver’s licenses. The bill did not become law, but the Division of Motor Vehicles decided that DACA recipients’ driver’s licenses will be no different than any other...

Education has been a state priority and topic of significant debate for decades, including the 2013 North Carolina General Assembly session. In order to answer some of the pressing questions about the best direction for North Carolina in education, WhichWayNC sat down with former Gov. Jim Hunt, who served for four terms. This story was edited for length. WWNC: What progress has our state made in education over the last 20 years, and what are the...

Following the 2011 state legislature’s elimination of the 100-school limit on charter schools, the State Board of Education approved 24 charter schools to open August 2013. WhichWayNC sat down with Appropriations on Education Subcommittee Chairman, Rep. Craig D. Horn, R-Union, to discuss the future of charter schools in the state. WWNC: Why is the public so frustrated with the current public school system and what are the top complaints? CH:...

The N.C. Senate has voted to repeal the Racial Justice Act of 2009, a law that allowed death row prisoners to just serve prison sentences by proving racial bias in their cases. Sen. Thom Goolsby, R-New Hanover, supported the bill. WhichWayNC spoke with Goolsby about the problems he sees with the Racial Justice Act and his views on the death penalty. His responses have been edited for length. WWNC: What was the original purpose of the Racial...

This year, many North Carolina legislators have one piece of legislation at the front of their minds: a revised voter identification bill. The voter ID bill, which passed in 2011 but was vetoed by former Gov. Bev Purdue, would require voters to show photo ID at the polls. Proponents say an ID requirement, which has already been adopted in 11 states as of November 2012, would protect the integrity of the polls and prevent voter fraud. The bill...