Need to Know correspondent Mona Iskander updates her report from Greenville, Mich., about a town that tried to reinvent itself by bringing in a solar panel manufacturing company. Jeff Greenfield hosts.
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Need to Know, May 18, 2012: Financial inclusion
Need to Know’s Stacey Tisdale travels to Missouri, where activists are collecting signatures for a ballot initiative that would cap payday loan rates at 36 per cent. Jeff Greenfield hosts.
Need to Know, May 11, 2012: Legal immigration, entrepreneurship
In this edition of Need to Know, the program explores the debate about legal immigration. Maria Hinojosa hosts.
Need to Know, May 4, 2012: The view from Main Street, leaving Afghanistan and Dan Savage on ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
NTK visits one small town in Washington state to see how its residents are coping with the economic crisis. Maria Hinojosa hosts.
Need to Know, April 27, 2012: Sea-level rise, death on the border
The city of Norfolk, Va., is grappling with massive flooding caused by sea-level rise. Plus, an update to last week’s investigation into the death of an illegal immigrant after he had been beaten and tased by U.S. border agents. Scott Simon hosts.
Need to Know, April 20, 2012: Crossing the line
In partnership with the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute, Need to Know investigates whether U.S. border patrol agents have been using excessive force in an effort to curb illegal immigration. Ray Suarez hosts.
Need to Know, Friday, April 13, 2012: Power to the people
This week, Need to Know travels to California to explore the state’s “experiment in democracy,” where ordinary citizens, not elected officials, are responsible for redistricting.
Need to Know, Friday, April 6, 2012: Help Wanted
In this month’s “Help Wanted” edition, Need to Know travels to Philadelphia to examine the city’s ambitious plan to reach out to and re-engage high school dropouts.
Need to Know, Friday, March 30, 2012: Texas justice
Texas is taking the lead on an innovative treatment plan to keep former prisoners from committing new crimes. Jeff Greenfield hosts.
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