WCPT 820 Interview: NC State Rep. Rodney Pierce (D)
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Richard Chew is joined by North Carolina State Rep. Rodney Pierce (D).
Key topics/points:
- the recent passage of the North Carolina state budget, which includes teacher pay raises, a long-standing demand by Democrats; Pierce criticizes Republicans for only addressing popular issues like teacher pay raises when facing potential electoral losses
- the Healthy Opportunities Pilot (HOP) Program, a first-in-the-nation initiative testing the use of Medicaid funds to pay for non-medical, evidence-based interventions addressing social drivers of health like housing, food, transportation, and interpersonal safety
- civil rights attorney James Walker Jr., who will be honored in a Saturday ceremony
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