Richard Chew is joined by North Carolina State Rep. Rodney Pierce (D). 

Key topics/points:
- the recent passage of the North Carolina state budget, which includes teacher pay raises, a long-standing demand by Democrats; Pierce criticizes Republicans for only addressing popular issues like teacher pay raises when facing potential electoral losses
- the Healthy Opportunities Pilot (HOP) Program, a first-in-the-nation initiative testing the use of Medicaid funds to pay for non-medical, evidence-based interventions addressing social drivers of health like housing, food, transportation, and interpersonal safety
- civil rights attorney James Walker Jr., who will be honored in a Saturday ceremony

Catch "Chew's Views with Richard Chew” weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/chews-views).

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