Jay Ratliff, aviation analyst, on the DJT airport name controversy, a United agent's ICE threat and hub delays

Jay Ratliff, aviation analyst, on the DJT airport name controversy, a United agent's ICE threat and hub delays

Aviation analyst Jay Ratliff joins Lisa Price to discuss the backlash over West Palm Beach Airport's renaming to Donald J. Trump International Airport, including conflicting reports about whether United Airlines was allowing passengers to switch to nearby airports without fees. Ratliff also addresses a viral video of a United ticket agent threatening to call ICE on an American citizen during a reservation dispute, and gives travelers a heads up that Minneapolis and New Orleans are the main delay concerns heading into the week.

State Rep. Zack Hawkins on the new state budget and funding for children with special needs

State Rep. Zack Hawkins joins Lisa Price to discuss the newly passed North Carolina state budget and his concerns about insufficient funding for children with special needs and the families and programs that support them.

Drew Bent, education lead at Anthropic, on Claude for Teachers and free AI tools for K-12 educators

Drew Bent, education lead at Anthropic, joins Lisa to discuss the launch of Claude for Teachers, a free version of Claude Pro for K-12 teachers nationwide that is built on evidence-based curriculum, mapped to state teaching standards and includes the Cowork feature so teachers can set tasks overnight and wake up to completed results. The program is designed to give educators more time with their students by handling time-consuming tasks like lesson planning, study guides and differentiated instruction.

Ardis Watkins, executive director of the State Employees Association of North Carolina, on rising healthcare costs and the Wake Med and UNC Health price gap

Ardis Watkins, executive director of the State Employees Association of North Carolina, joins Lisa to discuss the significant difference in what patients pay at WakeMed versus UNC Health and what it means for state employees who have established care relationships at WakeMed, as well as concerns about the potential impact of the WakeMed and Atrium Health merger on healthcare costs.

Dr. Chris Cooper, North Carolina advisory council member for Keep Our Republic, on election integrity and behind-the-scenes action at elections

Dr. Chris Cooper, North Carolina advisory council member for Keep Our Republic, joins Lisa to discuss what the nonpartisan advocacy group is uncovering about election administration and the processes voters rarely see