Month: October 2024
Thanks for joining us this Saturday morning. This month, Gallup released its annual survey of trust in American institutions. For the seventh consecutive year, the proportion of respondents who have a “great deal/fair amount” of trust in the media dropped. The figure now sits at just 31%, tied for the record low hit in 2016. Trust in media…
Read MoreThanks for joining us this Saturday morning. We’re taking a break from campaigns and hurricanes to check back in on Project Kitty Hawk. The initiative is the UNC System’s answer to a growing problem for universities everywhere: The nation’s demographics suggest college enrollment among traditional 18-24 year olds may decline over the medium- to long-term. Meanwhile,…
Read MoreThank you for joining us this Saturday morning. Early voting starts Thursday, and we compiled information and analysis on the election all in one place. Feel free to forward to contacts in your networks. Below, you’ll find information about the potential impact of lower turnout in western North Carolina; descriptions of Council of State…
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Thank you for joining us this morning. It’s been one week since Hurricane Helene and the storms that preceded it dumped enough water over the southeast to fill Lake Tahoe. We’re now in the very early stages of a recovery and rebuilding effort that will take years. The standard disaster recovery “process” – if one can call…
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