The UNC Board of Governors and UNC Chapel Hill Board of Trustees are hoping that the hiring of Dartmouth leader Carol Folt as the new chancellor at Carolina will allow the university to start over following several years of scandal involving academics and athletics. But does Folt, who comes from a small Ivy League school, have what it takes to lead the flagship university of the UNC System, including its high-profile athletics program? Jane Shaw of the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy weighs on that question, as well as what the Folt hiring might say about future openings at other campuses. Then we turn to the saga over the Carolina Panthers’ call for public funding to upgrade Bank of America stadium. Charlotte city leaders and N.C. lawmakers have been debating the proper role for state and local government to play as the Panthers move forward with an upgrade of their privately owned football stadium. Carolina Journal associate editor and MeckDeck.com blogger Michael Lowrey discusses some of the problems associated with the government leaders’ negotiations with the football team. Next is a look at energy subsidies in North Carolina and efforts to scale back or eliminate the state’s renewable energy mandate. The debate has generated plenty of “heat” within the N.C. General Assembly. Speakers at a recent legislative hearing outlined the mandate’s pros and cons. That’s followed by a look at the so-called “Good Samaritan” law, which is designed to help reduce the number of drug overdose deaths in North Carolina. Robert Childs, executive director of the N.C. Harm Reduction Coalition, explains how the legal change can help lead to better health outcomes in the state. And finally, we look at claims by those who oppose changing state law to require a photo I.D. to vote that the law would be unconstitutional. Jeanette Doran, executive director of the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law, explains why that claim is untrue and answers the additional charge that requiring an I.D. to vote is akin to a poll tax.
Assessing New UNC-CH Chancellor Carol Folt
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