NC House’s budget plan for education and public safety
Host Dawn Vaughan is joined by K-12 education reporter T. Keung Hui and politics reporter Avi Bajpai to discuss what’s in the NC House budget, including cuts, a UNC System tuition increase, and what t...
20 Maj 202522min
Rep. Jake Johnson on budget, oversight and his journey from Polk County to the House
Host Dawn Vaughan interviews Rep. Jake Johnson, a Polk County Republican, about his early start in politics and what’s going on in the North Carolina House of Representatives, from the upcoming state ...
13 Maj 202530min
NC’s crossover deadline is here. Here's what bills have a chance.
This is crossover week, the busy time at the North Carolina General Assembly that leads up to the May 8 crossover deadline. That’s a self-imposed cutoff date for legislation to pass at least one chamb...
6 Maj 202521min
The NC elections board control and power shifts lawsuit, explained
The North Carolina General Assembly is back in session after a weeklong break, with a packed schedule of bills moving through various committees. While legislators were away last week, a lawsuit resu...
29 Apr 202520min
NC Senate Democrats vote for the GOP state budget
Four Senate Democrats voted for the Republican-written Senate budget last week, setting up seats at the negotiating table for them as the budget progresses. Host Dawn Vaughan talks to legislative repo...
22 Apr 202521min
What the latest NC Supreme Court election ruling means for voters
North Carolina is getting closer to a resolution in the N.C. Supreme Court case between Allison Riggs and Jefferson Griffin. Host Dawn Vaughan and politics reporters Kyle Ingram and Avi Bajpai talk e...
15 Apr 202521min
Trump’s tariffs — who in Congress is talking, and why others aren’t
Host Dawn Vaughan and McClatchy DC's Danielle Battaglia discuss how President Donald Trump’s tariffs are costing Americans money, and not all Republicans are falling in line behind the president’s cos...
8 Apr 202522min
Freshman Sen. Woodson Bradley on concealed carry & being on ‘team normal’
Democratic Sen. Woodson Bradley from Mecklenburg County discusses a debate over concealed carry gun permits on the Senate floor. Bradley talks about how she won a close, and closely watched, race last...
1 Apr 202529min
