The latest on the (still) unresolved NC Supreme Court race
Host Dawn Vaughan talks to fellow political reporters Kyle Ingram and Avi Bajpai about new developments in the still-unresolved North Carolina Supreme Court race and how a Senate floor debate showed w...
25 Mar 202519min
Breaking down NC Gov. Josh Stein’s first State of the State address
For the week of March 10, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks to politics team colleague Avi Bajpai and higher education reporter Korie Dean. They discuss Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s State of the State spe...
17 Mar 202521min
A closer look at upcoming Senate action on the attorney general, DEI in K-12 and immigration
For the week of March 10, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks to colleagues Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram about upcoming Senate action on legislation about the attorney general and President Donald Trump execu...
10 Mar 202521min
The NC DMV, DOGE and DEI come up in House Oversight Committee
For the week of March 3, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks to politics team colleagues Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram about the latest news from the North Carolina General Assembly and what to expect this wee...
3 Mar 202520min
What to know about a new cryptocurrency bill at the N.C. General Assembly
For the week of Feb. 24, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks to politics team colleague Avi Bajpai and newsroom colleague Brian Gordon, who is The N&O’s business and technology reporter. New Republican Hous...
24 Feb 202522min
New N.C. Labor Commissioner Luke Farley talks elevators, raises, and DEI
For the week of Feb. 17, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks to new N.C. Labor Commissioner Luke Farley, a Republican about everything from elevators, the Labor Building itself, the 10% raises he wants for ...
17 Feb 202522min
Trump's fire hose of executive orders, federal workers and the D.C. aircraft crash
For the week of Feb. 10, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks to Washington correspondent Danielle Battaglia about the fire hose of President Donald Trump orders, comments and decisions over the past few wee...
10 Feb 202521min
Upcoming redistricting trial, UNC BOG’s requests
Dawn Vaughan, The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief, is joined by her politics team colleagues Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram along with Korie Dean, who covers higher education to talk about the Gene...
3 Feb 202521min
