May 29, 2023 • 24 mins
On this episode for the week of May 29, 2023, state Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan interviews Ardis Watkins, executive director of the State Employees Association of North Carolina.
SEANC and Republican state agency leaders are the latest to sound the alarm about the impact of North Carolina state employees’ vacancy rate, which is is nearing 25%.
Stay tuned to the end for their picks for Headliner of the Week, both about remembering those who have gone before us.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Ardis Watkins
Executive Producer: Jordan Schrader
Produced and edited by: Laura Brache
Video: Kevin Keister and Kaitlin McKeown
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