Under the shadow of Helene and Trump, legislative work begins in North Carolina
For the week of Jan. 27, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks with legislative team colleagues Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram about the General Assembly beginning its work and what's first on deck. They also tal...
27 Jan 202518min
Donald Trump's second inauguration, presidential trivia and NC’s new treasurer
For the week of Jan. 20, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks to N&O politics team colleagues Avi Bajpai and Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi about what North Carolina and the country can expect in the first wee...
20 Jan 202521min
North Carolina’s congressional GOP freshmen & Trump's immigration plans
For the week of Jan. 13, 2025, podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks to Washington D.C. correspondent Danielle Battaglia about the five new members of North Ca...
13 Jan 202521min
The long legislative session, inauguration and our 2025 In/Out list
For the week of Jan. 6, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks with reporters Kyle Ingram and Korie Dean about what you need to know this week with the General Assembly and new governor beginning their work wi...
6 Jan 202521min
Headliners of the Year for 2024
Host Dawn Vaughan and reporters Avi Bajpai and Korie Dean talk about their picks for Headliners of the Year, from the UNC protests to Gov. Cooper leaving office to changes at the legislature. Guests: ...
23 Dec 202420min
The NC GOP's latest veto override and a look ahead to immigration in 2025
Host Dawn Vaughan talks with Claudia Rivera Cotto, a reporter at Enlace Latino NC who covers political, government and immigration issues, about concerns facing immigrants in North Carolina with recen...
16 Dec 202420min
Another veto override is on the horizon. What does it mean for the power balance?
For the week of Dec. 9, 2024, Dawn Vaughan talks to News & Observer colleagues Korie Dean and Kyle Ingram about what you can expect this week on the House override vote of Senate Bill 382, the bill th...
9 Dec 202421min
Senate Bill 382: The bill that’s less about Helene disaster relief and more about taking power
For the week of Nov. 25, 2024, host Dawn Vaughan talks with News & Observer colleagues Avi Bajpai, Kyle Ingram and Adam Wagner about the veto override of House Bill 10 on immigration and vouchers, as ...
25 Nov 202424min
