Adam Wagner
@byadamwagner.bsky.social
Covering North Carolina politics and policy for the NC Newsroom at @wunc.org
📍Raleigh, NC
📍Raleigh, NC
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"I don't think there's any real desire in our caucus to hear that particular bill," Speaker Destin Hall says about bill filed Monday that would greatly restrict abortions in North Carolina.
From @byadamwagner.bsky.social and Mary Helen Moore. #ncpol
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From @byadamwagner.bsky.social and Mary Helen Moore. #ncpol
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House Speaker Hall: Bill seeking to ban virtually all abortions in NC will not advance
Members of the NC House Freedom Caucus filed legislation that would ban access to abortion in most cases, including those where a woman is a victim of rape or incest.
www.wunc.org
April 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"I don't think there's any real desire in our caucus to hear that particular bill," Speaker Destin Hall says about bill filed Monday that would greatly restrict abortions in North Carolina.
From @byadamwagner.bsky.social and Mary Helen Moore. #ncpol
www.wunc.org/2025-04-08/h...
From @byadamwagner.bsky.social and Mary Helen Moore. #ncpol
www.wunc.org/2025-04-08/h...
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Jaws are dropping at the Env Mgt Commission meeting b/c Commish Keene just acknowledged the Water Quality Assoc wrote 80% proposed rule for #PFAS minimization plan, DEQ just filled in the blanks. WQA has denied this. @newsongs.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Jaws are dropping at the Env Mgt Commission meeting b/c Commish Keene just acknowledged the Water Quality Assoc wrote 80% proposed rule for #PFAS minimization plan, DEQ just filled in the blanks. WQA has denied this. @newsongs.bsky.social
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John Ketchum, CEO of Nextera Energy, talking about need for energy for data centers.
“The cost of gas-fired generation has gone up by more than three fold.”
And takes years to bring online, 2030 or later.
“Renewables are cheaper and available right now”
“The cost of gas-fired generation has gone up by more than three fold.”
And takes years to bring online, 2030 or later.
“Renewables are cheaper and available right now”
March 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
John Ketchum, CEO of Nextera Energy, talking about need for energy for data centers.
“The cost of gas-fired generation has gone up by more than three fold.”
And takes years to bring online, 2030 or later.
“Renewables are cheaper and available right now”
“The cost of gas-fired generation has gone up by more than three fold.”
And takes years to bring online, 2030 or later.
“Renewables are cheaper and available right now”
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“It took more than 20 years for the U.S. to install the first 100 GW of clean power, five years to install the next 100 GW, and three years to install the most recent 100 GW" cleanpower.org/news/market-...
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NEW REPORT: Clean Energy Dominates in 2024 | ACP
• 93% of new energy capacity that came online last year was solar, wind, and storage • 49 GW of clean energy installed in 2024 • Clean energy in the […]
cleanpower.org
March 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
“It took more than 20 years for the U.S. to install the first 100 GW of clean power, five years to install the next 100 GW, and three years to install the most recent 100 GW" cleanpower.org/news/market-...
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Trump admin through 1 week:
- Pauses all federal grants & loans
- Purges Justice Department career staff, halts civil rights cases
- Purges at least 15 inspectors general
- Suspends USAID staff while halting foreign aid
- Threatens Colombia, Denmark, Mexico, Canada & many more w/ tariffs & sanctions
- Pauses all federal grants & loans
- Purges Justice Department career staff, halts civil rights cases
- Purges at least 15 inspectors general
- Suspends USAID staff while halting foreign aid
- Threatens Colombia, Denmark, Mexico, Canada & many more w/ tariffs & sanctions
January 28, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Trump admin through 1 week:
- Pauses all federal grants & loans
- Purges Justice Department career staff, halts civil rights cases
- Purges at least 15 inspectors general
- Suspends USAID staff while halting foreign aid
- Threatens Colombia, Denmark, Mexico, Canada & many more w/ tariffs & sanctions
- Pauses all federal grants & loans
- Purges Justice Department career staff, halts civil rights cases
- Purges at least 15 inspectors general
- Suspends USAID staff while halting foreign aid
- Threatens Colombia, Denmark, Mexico, Canada & many more w/ tariffs & sanctions
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They are indeed. And they’re in for a very rude awakening.
Americans generally have very little idea of the roles that the government plays in their lives.
They’re about to find out.
They’re about to find out.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
They are indeed. And they’re in for a very rude awakening.
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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Essential reading from @katherinejwu.com @theatlantic.com.
For months, we've passively watched H5N1 tear through animals. A year into the cattle outbreak & it remains out of control. H5N1 is everywhere.
If H5N1 causes a pandemic, it will be because we let it.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
For months, we've passively watched H5N1 tear through animals. A year into the cattle outbreak & it remains out of control. H5N1 is everywhere.
If H5N1 causes a pandemic, it will be because we let it.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment
America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.
www.theatlantic.com
January 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Essential reading from @katherinejwu.com @theatlantic.com.
For months, we've passively watched H5N1 tear through animals. A year into the cattle outbreak & it remains out of control. H5N1 is everywhere.
If H5N1 causes a pandemic, it will be because we let it.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
For months, we've passively watched H5N1 tear through animals. A year into the cattle outbreak & it remains out of control. H5N1 is everywhere.
If H5N1 causes a pandemic, it will be because we let it.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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FYI, folks from Bluesky. Reporters at The NYT, among other news organizations, are now generating a giant wave of accountability stories about the new Trump era. Reading these stories, sharing them, is a form of accountability as well. It is a form of participatory democracy too. Substance matters.
January 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
FYI, folks from Bluesky. Reporters at The NYT, among other news organizations, are now generating a giant wave of accountability stories about the new Trump era. Reading these stories, sharing them, is a form of accountability as well. It is a form of participatory democracy too. Substance matters.
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Here's our first draft of the statewide snowfall map from last night's storm. ❄️⛄
It's based on reports from CoCoRaHS observers and local National Weather Service offices this morning.
Stay tuned on Monday for our full event recap! #ncwx
It's based on reports from CoCoRaHS observers and local National Weather Service offices this morning.
Stay tuned on Monday for our full event recap! #ncwx
January 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Here's our first draft of the statewide snowfall map from last night's storm. ❄️⛄
It's based on reports from CoCoRaHS observers and local National Weather Service offices this morning.
Stay tuned on Monday for our full event recap! #ncwx
It's based on reports from CoCoRaHS observers and local National Weather Service offices this morning.
Stay tuned on Monday for our full event recap! #ncwx
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For some reason over the past few weeks the 20th century is finally starting to feel like a period in the distant past rather than recent history.
December 31, 2024 at 11:49 PM
For some reason over the past few weeks the 20th century is finally starting to feel like a period in the distant past rather than recent history.
And now for the bad NC wildlife news.
A North Atlantic Right Whale has been spotted off the Outer Banks with fishing gear wrapped around its head and is expected to die from its injuries.
This is the third NARW spotted in gear in the past week.
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A North Atlantic Right Whale has been spotted off the Outer Banks with fishing gear wrapped around its head and is expected to die from its injuries.
This is the third NARW spotted in gear in the past week.
www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...
A rare endangered whale spotted off NC will likely die from fishing gear entanglement
There are about 370 North Atlantic right whales alive. In the last week, NOAA has spotted three entangled in fishing gear, two likely fatal.
www.newsobserver.com
December 20, 2024 at 8:13 PM
And now for the bad NC wildlife news.
A North Atlantic Right Whale has been spotted off the Outer Banks with fishing gear wrapped around its head and is expected to die from its injuries.
This is the third NARW spotted in gear in the past week.
www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...
A North Atlantic Right Whale has been spotted off the Outer Banks with fishing gear wrapped around its head and is expected to die from its injuries.
This is the third NARW spotted in gear in the past week.
www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...
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Today’s shaping up as a big one in NC wildlife news.
First, Eastern NC’s endangered red wolf population is getting a huge boost with NC DOT receiving $25M from the Federal Highways Administration to build wildlife crossings on 2.5 miles of U.S. 64.
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First, Eastern NC’s endangered red wolf population is getting a huge boost with NC DOT receiving $25M from the Federal Highways Administration to build wildlife crossings on 2.5 miles of U.S. 64.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
$25M federal grant will help NCDOT protect endangered red wolves along dangerous highway
The $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation will fund wildlife crossings to protect Eastern NC’s red wolves.
www.newsobserver.com
December 20, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Today’s shaping up as a big one in NC wildlife news.
First, Eastern NC’s endangered red wolf population is getting a huge boost with NC DOT receiving $25M from the Federal Highways Administration to build wildlife crossings on 2.5 miles of U.S. 64.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
First, Eastern NC’s endangered red wolf population is getting a huge boost with NC DOT receiving $25M from the Federal Highways Administration to build wildlife crossings on 2.5 miles of U.S. 64.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
Pretty sure I wrote this one, @triangleblogblog.bsky.social.
December 19, 2024 at 3:34 AM
Pretty sure I wrote this one, @triangleblogblog.bsky.social.
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NEW: Database by @kffhealthnews.bsky.social @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social & Shatterproof tracks 7,000+ ways opioid settlement money has been used, shining light on public health settlements worth $50B kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
In this 🧵, I’ll share a bit on how we built this & what we found.
In this 🧵, I’ll share a bit on how we built this & what we found.
How Are States Spending Opioid Settlement Cash? We Built a Database of Answers - KFF Health News
From addiction treatment to toy robot ambulances, we uncovered how billions in opioid settlement funds were used by state and local governments in 2022 and 2023. Find out where the money went.
kffhealthnews.org
December 16, 2024 at 1:38 PM
NEW: Database by @kffhealthnews.bsky.social @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social & Shatterproof tracks 7,000+ ways opioid settlement money has been used, shining light on public health settlements worth $50B kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
In this 🧵, I’ll share a bit on how we built this & what we found.
In this 🧵, I’ll share a bit on how we built this & what we found.
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Twitter punishing linking, which has encouraged people to just screenshot/steal stuff w no sourcing or credit, really sapped my interest in posting more
Bluesky has now surpassed X in sending traffic to @splinternews.bsky.social. www.splinter.com/people-left-...
People Left Twitter Because Twitter's Product Sucks, Not Because of Purity Politics
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
www.splinter.com
December 16, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Twitter punishing linking, which has encouraged people to just screenshot/steal stuff w no sourcing or credit, really sapped my interest in posting more
The EPA is announcing $1.6 billion in climate and environmental justice grants today. That includes three projects in NC. Here's what you need to know about them.
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EPA just made the largest-ever environmental justice grant. Here’s what it means in NC.
The EPA’s Community Change Grants include funds for a neighborhood that has more toxic release permits than any other in North Carolina.
www.newsobserver.com
December 12, 2024 at 6:18 PM
The EPA is announcing $1.6 billion in climate and environmental justice grants today. That includes three projects in NC. Here's what you need to know about them.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
Yesterday, a House committee heard a stark update on the post-Helene state of agriculture in Western North Carolina.
"The next few years we’re going to spend a lot of time trying to keep our farmers in business. That’s the task at hand."
"The next few years we’re going to spend a lot of time trying to keep our farmers in business. That’s the task at hand."
www.newsobserver.com
December 11, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Yesterday, a House committee heard a stark update on the post-Helene state of agriculture in Western North Carolina.
"The next few years we’re going to spend a lot of time trying to keep our farmers in business. That’s the task at hand."
"The next few years we’re going to spend a lot of time trying to keep our farmers in business. That’s the task at hand."
Amid the collapse of the Assad government in Syria, Biden says of Austin Tice, “We believe he’s alive. We think we can get him back. But we have no direct evidence of that yet.”
Tice, a journalist, was taken captive in 2012 while reporting on Syria’s civil war.
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Tice, a journalist, was taken captive in 2012 while reporting on Syria’s civil war.
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
www.miamiherald.com
December 8, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Amid the collapse of the Assad government in Syria, Biden says of Austin Tice, “We believe he’s alive. We think we can get him back. But we have no direct evidence of that yet.”
Tice, a journalist, was taken captive in 2012 while reporting on Syria’s civil war.
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Tice, a journalist, was taken captive in 2012 while reporting on Syria’s civil war.
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
North Carolina health officials have been surprised at slower-than-expected demand for well water testing and disinfecting in the wake of Helene. According to estimates, as many as 19,619 wells could be in flooded areas, with another 87,000 nearby.
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www.newsobserver.com
December 2, 2024 at 7:57 PM
North Carolina health officials have been surprised at slower-than-expected demand for well water testing and disinfecting in the wake of Helene. According to estimates, as many as 19,619 wells could be in flooded areas, with another 87,000 nearby.
www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...
www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...
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I'm not sure how much longer our Mississippi Free Press account will post to X, but for now it makes a good case study—and a good case for why other newsrooms shouldn't fear moving to BlueSky.
Look at the difference in engagement for identical posts with the same links.
Left: BlueSky, Right: X 🧵
Look at the difference in engagement for identical posts with the same links.
Left: BlueSky, Right: X 🧵
December 1, 2024 at 10:24 PM
I'm not sure how much longer our Mississippi Free Press account will post to X, but for now it makes a good case study—and a good case for why other newsrooms shouldn't fear moving to BlueSky.
Look at the difference in engagement for identical posts with the same links.
Left: BlueSky, Right: X 🧵
Look at the difference in engagement for identical posts with the same links.
Left: BlueSky, Right: X 🧵
I jumped on the @underthedome.bsky.social podcast this week w/ @dawnbvaughan.bsky.social, @kyleingram.bsky.social and Avi Bajpai to talk about what last week's NC General Assembly legislation and what it says about different approaches to NC's "rainy day fund."
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
www.newsobserver.com
November 25, 2024 at 6:38 PM
I jumped on the @underthedome.bsky.social podcast this week w/ @dawnbvaughan.bsky.social, @kyleingram.bsky.social and Avi Bajpai to talk about what last week's NC General Assembly legislation and what it says about different approaches to NC's "rainy day fund."
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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When the next pandemic strikes, Americans will again depend on a cadre of senior health officials to steer the nation’s response and reassure the public.
But the team rapidly assembled by President-elect Donald Trump is largely untested.
But the team rapidly assembled by President-elect Donald Trump is largely untested.
Trump health picks largely untested in fighting disease outbreaks
They have questioned vaccines and other interventions overseen by the health agencies they have been tapped to lead.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:37 PM
When the next pandemic strikes, Americans will again depend on a cadre of senior health officials to steer the nation’s response and reassure the public.
But the team rapidly assembled by President-elect Donald Trump is largely untested.
But the team rapidly assembled by President-elect Donald Trump is largely untested.
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Netflix is so wild to me. There’s a first rate production of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” starring Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Deadwyler and John David Washington and I only know about it because of a post on BlueSky.
Like, I’m watching it now while reading along and it’s BRILLIANT.
Like, I’m watching it now while reading along and it’s BRILLIANT.
November 23, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Netflix is so wild to me. There’s a first rate production of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” starring Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Deadwyler and John David Washington and I only know about it because of a post on BlueSky.
Like, I’m watching it now while reading along and it’s BRILLIANT.
Like, I’m watching it now while reading along and it’s BRILLIANT.