Clayton Henkel

Raleigh

Communications Coordinator/Producer at NC Newsline

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NC League of Women Voters president Jennifer Rubin on the ruling finalizing NC’s Supreme Court race

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Clayton Henkel

It’s been six long months now, but North Carolina’s seemingly never ending state Supreme Court election may soon be over. This past week, federal Judge Richard Myers II – a Republican appointed by President Trump — issued a complete rejection of GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin’s effort to overturn his narrow defeat by tossing the ballots of thousands of voters.
The NC Conservation Network’s Grady McCallie and Luna Homsi discuss State of the Environment 2025

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Clayton Henkel

Clayton HenkelMon, May 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM UTC1 min readNC Conservation Network's Grady McCallie and Luna Homsi (Courtesy photos)Few issues on the public policy agenda in 2025 are more urgently important than the health of the environment. Whether it’s global challenges like climate change and the rise in weather disasters or hyperlocal matters like land use planning and access to clean drinking water, elected leaders undoubtedly have their work cut out for them.
Equality NC’s Eliazar Posada on recent anti-LGBTQ bills, and how caring people are pushing back

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Clayton Henkel

quality North Carolina executive director Eliazar Posada (Courtesy photo)Donald Trump’s return to the White House has helped give rise to many disturbing trends in merican politics and policy in recent months, and one of the most troubling has been the crusade to marginalize and revive discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans.
Sen. Graig Meyer on the Senate’s budget and his concerns that it ignores a raft of important needs

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Clayton Henkel

Sen. Graig Meyer (Courtesy photo)Members of the North Carolina General Assembly took a post-Easter break last week as they prepared for what promises to be the busiest period of the 2025 session in May and June, but prior to that, Republican leaders in the state Senate unveiled and quickly approved their version of a new two-year state budget.
Common Cause of NC’s Ann Webb on the latest in unsettled Riggs/Griffin Supreme Court election

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Clayton Henkel

Common Cause of North Carolina Policy Director Ann Webb (Courtesy photo)It’s hard to believe, but it’s now been nearly six months since the November 2024 election and one race remains officially undecided – the contest for an associate justice seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Advocates for Black maternal health press NC General Assembly to approve ‘MOMnibus’ legislation

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Clayton Henkel

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest maternal mortality report found that in 2023, Black women nationally were more than three times more likely than white women to die during or after childbirth. (FatCamera/Getty Images)On the week that North Carolina senators were busy rolling out a $32.6B spending plan, it was difficult to gain attention for legislation that some consider a longshot this session.
House Dems, advocates for transparency blast NC Senate’s ‘broken’ budget

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Clayton Henkel

Rep. Deb Butler and advocates call for a more transparent budget process as the Senate prepares to pass its budget blueprint. (Screengrab from NCGA video stream)As the North Carolina Senate fast tracks a newly released two-year budget proposal through the chamber this week, members of the state’s Progressive House Caucus held a press conference Tuesday to call out what they say is the lack of public input and accountability in the budgeting process. Rep.
Rep. Maria Cervania on western NC recovery, retaining top talent, and bills she’s working to advance

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Clayton Henkel

State Rep. Maria Cervania (Photo: NCGA)It’s been more than six months now since Hurricane Helene devastated much of western North Carolina, and while there’s been a great deal of heroic recovery and rebuilding effort at all levels of government since then, recent actions in Washington are raising red flags in many corners. At the North Carolina General Assembly, for example, lawmakers like Wake County state Rep.
NC State political science professor Steven Greene discusses Trump’s tariffs, economic uncertainty

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Clayton Henkel

NC State Professor of Political Science Steven Greene (Photo: NCSU)The Trump administration continues to enact, retreat from, and then renew dozens of norm-shattering policies that threaten to alter and undermine the fundamentals of our economy and even American democracy itself.
As higher ed faces new pressures, UNC’s president and staff leader offer sobering assessments

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Clayton Henkel

Nationwide, institutions of higher education are seeing federal funds cut if they fail to abide by directives from the Trump administration. (Photo of UNC-CH by Clayton Henkel/NCNewsline)With weeks left before the spring commencement season gets underway, UNC System President Peter Hans offered the University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors a sobering message at last week’s meeting.

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7 Jun 17

Dust-up over riparian buffers stalls environmental bill in Senate finance https://t.co/kms9e2nxwu via @ncpolicywatch #ncga #ncpol

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12 May 17

Senate passes budget plan, debates “philosophy and approach” https://t.co/oiRGL3LnCG via @ncpolicywatch #ncga #ncpol

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Articles

NC League of Women Voters president Jennifer Rubin on the ruling finalizing NC’s Supreme Court race

The NC Conservation Network’s Grady McCallie and Luna Homsi discuss State of the Environment 2025

Equality NC’s Eliazar Posada on recent anti-LGBTQ bills, and how caring people are pushing back

Sen. Graig Meyer on the Senate’s budget and his concerns that it ignores a raft of important needs

Common Cause of NC’s Ann Webb on the latest in unsettled Riggs/Griffin Supreme Court election

Advocates for Black maternal health press NC General Assembly to approve ‘MOMnibus’ legislation

House Dems, advocates for transparency blast NC Senate’s ‘broken’ budget

Rep. Maria Cervania on western NC recovery, retaining top talent, and bills she’s working to advance

NC State political science professor Steven Greene discusses Trump’s tariffs, economic uncertainty

As higher ed faces new pressures, UNC’s president and staff leader offer sobering assessments

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