Politics Reporter from WUNC Public Radio, Rusty Jacobs, was featured in this interview on April 12, 2023. Rusty talked about North Carolina GOP Bills about deadlines for voting ballots and the pro and cons of The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) and state leaders thought about using it. Keeping voter information safe is the key.

Could the Macon County, N.C., Library pull itself out of membership to The Fontana Regional Library System because of concerns over certain books with LGBTQ content or themes? Macon County Commissioners are weighing in, as are members of the community.Read the original story here: https://smokymountainnews.com/news/item/35367-macon-residents-commissioner-float-withdrawing-from-fontana-regional-library

WFAE's, Charlotte Public Radio, Steve Harrison returned to the program to talk about news in the Queen City. This included lower tax assessments for Mecklenburg County golf courses - than for residences. As well as ongoing safety issues for CATS (Charlotte Area Transit System).

Asheville Watchdog veteran reporter, John Boyle discussed his contributions to a series of reports about Downtown Asheville. From drugs to the homeless population and in particular a decrease on the streets by police officers. This is causing concerns for some business owners. At the same time, Asheville Police need more employees

Reporter Kyle Perrotti of Smoky Mountain News joined WNCW after two weeks of court in Macon County, N.C., led to a mistrial in what's known as the Knibbs case. The 2018 case involved a Macon County Deputy who shot Michael Scott Knibbs, who later passed away. Knibbs' family and their attorneys said the shooting was unnecessary. Kyle describes the trial as complicated.

Scott Morgan with South Carolina Public Radio went over his podcast series called "Indebted". South Carolina has the highest share of counties and residents of any state in the nation, in which citizens have debt to be collected. Scott discussed the types of debt that leads to the problem, including medical and student loan

Joining a national trend, the city of Durham, N.C. has been dispatching mental health teams and not police to some 911 calls — with WUNC Reporter Jay Price.

WFAE Public Radio's Steve Harrison, Politics Reporter, returned to More to the Story to discuss some of the hot topics from Charlotte. That included CATS (Charlotte Area Transit System) avoiding a strike by its employees to changes with the Wells Fargo building, located downtown. Steve also talked about Mecklenburg County's property tax revaluation and what to expect

Shelby Harris, representing Carolina Public Press, talked about the latest news and notes on ARPA - The American Rescue Act. Its purpose is to effectively support, especially underserved and rural communities. Just how have different cities and counties spent ARPA funds that were provided from the events caused by Covid-19?

Smoky Mountain News Reporter Holly Kays went over her story, "Marked Absent, From Kindergarten Through College - Men Struggle In School". Across the state and Western North Carolina, Holly talked about evidence showing a significant gap between the academic success of males compared to that of females. The question remains, how far will educational leaders and institutions, as well as political leaders, go to adjust the problem?