The federal shutdown hits 36 days. What is NC’s delegation doing?
This week, host Dawn Vaughan and McClatchy DC correspondent Danielle Battaglia discuss the ongoing federal government shutdown, now in its 36th day with no signs of a resolution. As The News & Observe...
4 Nov 202520min
Nearing November, here’s why NC budget talks remain stalled
Just days away from November, North Carolina still does not have a new comprehensive budget. As Capitol bureau chief and host Dawn Vaughan explains, the battle is actually between Republicans this tim...
28 Okt 202522min
Monitoring the progress of the new GOP-backed congressional map
This week, host Dawn Vaughan and reporter Kyle Ingram discuss (so far, successful) efforts by Republicans in the legislature to redraw the state’s congressional map. There’s a long history of redis...
21 Okt 202519min
A Conversation with Gabe Esparza, NC Department of Administration Secretary
As Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month comes to a close, host Dawn Vaughan sat down with North Carolina Department of Administration secretary Gabe Esparza, the first Latino member of Gov. Josh Stein’s...
14 Okt 202524min
Why the budget stalemate also creates uncertainty in higher ed funding
This week, host Dawn Vaughan talks to higher ed reporter Korie Dean about the lack of a state budget impacting performance funding for universities, a new funding method recently approved by UNC Board...
7 Okt 202519min
Why lawmakers didn’t fund Medicaid ahead of deadline, or pass a budget
This week, Dawn Vaughan, Avi Bajpai, and Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi discuss the ongoing disagreement between House and Senate lawmakers over Medicaid funding. They also cover the state budget impass...
30 Sep 202521min
How Iryna’s Law could impact NC’s judicial system
Host Dawn Vaughan and politics reporter Avi Bajpai discuss the omnibus crime bill that Republicans filed late Sunday, also known as Iryna’s Law, in response to the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska in ...
23 Sep 202520min
The political ramifications of the Charlotte light rail stabbing
This week, host Dawn Vaughan is joined by reporters Mary Ramsey and Julia Coin from our sister paper The Charlotte Observer. Ramsey covers Charlotte area politics, and Coin covers courts and public sa...
16 Sep 202522min
