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Aaron welcomes State Sen. Graig Meyer (D-Orange) for a wide-ranging conversation on the latest in federal, state, and local government – starting with Elon Musk and his “DOGE” cuts, which Meyer says are already having a major negative effect on North Carolina. Medicaid cuts also loom in Washington, which could jeopardize North Carolina’s bipartisan agreement to expand Medicaid last year. On the state level, Meyer discusses several bills he’s working to oppose – including one that would ban the teaching of diversity and inclusion in the schools, plus another that would ban the state’s attorney general from challenging the constitutionality of Donald Trump’s executive orders (even though several have already been found unconstitutional). On the local level, Meyer discusses the ongoing effort to shut down the co-gen rail line to UNC and convert it into a greenway – which dovetails nicely with several of the university’s long-term goals (and could also help resolve local opposition to a new Smith Center at Carolina North). Finally, Meyer discusses the ongoing fight against authoritarianism in America – and what we ought to be doing to stay positive, avoid despair, stay in the fight, and be effective. (Key tips: keep pressuring your lawmakers, don’t comply in advance, keep searching for sources of joy, and continue to care for each other.)
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