Under the Dome: Recent Episodes
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Each week, the Under the Dome team at The News & Observer brings you the most in-depth analysis of topics in state government and politics for North Carolina. Learn more at newsobserver.com/dome
For the week of Sept. 11, 2023, News & Observer Capitol bureau chief and podcast host Dawn Vaughan is joined by politics team colleagues Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Avi Bajpai to talk about the potential for the long-awaited, much anticipated arrival of the state budget.
Stayed tuned to the end for their picks for Headliner of the Week, which range from political soda to the weather to downtown Raleigh music.
Host: Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan Guest: Kyle Ingram, Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi Executive Producer: Laura Brache Audio and video edited by: Kevin Keister For more North Carolina government and politics news, subscribe to the Under the Dome politics newsletter from The News & Observer at newsobserver.com/newsletters and NC Insider at ncinsider.com. Qualified business users are eligible for a short free trial of the daily NC Insider newsletter, as well as a demo account for our Insider Legislative Tracking service. Submit this form: t.co/2ivpV5NSuY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For the week of Aug. 28, 2023, News & Observer Capitol bureau chief and podcast host Dawn Vaughan talks with retired UNC Chapel Hill history professor Reginald Hildebrand and N.C. Sen. Natalie Murdock about the new North Carolina Freedom Park in downtown Raleigh. Hildebrand and Murdock, who both served key roles on the park’s planning, discuss the site selection to why “I Can’t Breathe,” the words said by George Floyd before being killed by Minneapolis police in 2020, is among the quotations inscribed on the walls of the new park. Stay tuned to the end for their picks for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan Guest: Reginald Hildebrand, N.C. Sen. Natalie Murdock Executive Producer: Jordan Schrader Produced and edited by: Kevin Keister, Kaitlin McKeown
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For the week of Aug. 21, 2023, News & Observer Capitol bureau chief and podcast Dawn Vaughan talks with N&O politics team colleagues Kyle Ingram and Korie Dean about the busy one-day voting session last week — from the veto overrides of bills about transgender youth and athletes to new bills.
Stay tuned to the end for their picks for Headliner of the Week. Spoilers: they range from new music to the collegiate return to campus and the opening of North Carolina Freedom Park.
Host: Dawn Vaughan Guest: Kyle Ingram, Korie Dean Executive Producer: Jordan Schrader Produced and edited by: Kevin Keister, Kaitlin McKeown
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For the week of Aug. 14, 2023, News & Observer Capitol bureau chief and podcast host Dawn Vaughan talks with Suzanne Beasley, the government relations director for the State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC). She’s been through delayed budgets before, which means a delay in raises for tens of thousands of state employees. But it’s not just about the wait on raises, according to Beasley, it’s about what the amount will be.
Host: Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan Guest: Suzanne Beasley (SEANC) Executive Producer: Laura Brache Shot and edited by: Kevin Keister
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For the week of Aug. 7, 2023, N&O politics reporter Kyle Ingram is podcast host for Dawn Vaughan. First up is a look into the North Carolina Speaker of the House position, which longtime Speaker Tim Moore recently said he does not plan to run for again. After the break, DC Correspondent Danielle Battaglia joins to discuss former President Donald Trump’s latest criminal indictment. Plus, stick to the end of each segment for their Headliners of the Week.
Host: Kyle Ingram Guest: Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Danielle Battaglia Executive Producer: Jordan Schrader Produced and edited by: Laura Brache Video: Kevin Keister, Kaitlin McKeown
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For the week of July 31, 2023, we broke down our episode into two segments. First up are two of our local government reporters, because while statewide elections are more than a year away, local ones are coming up this fall. After the break, I’m joined by our summer politics interns: Makiya Seminera with The N&O and Jazper Lu with NC Insider, one of our two daily politics newsletters.
Host: Dawn Vaughan Guests: Kristen Johnson, Mary Helen Moore, Jazper Lu, Makiya Seminera Executive Producer: Laura Brache Video: Kaitlin McKeown, Kevin Keister
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For the week of July 24, 2023, News & Observer Capitol bureau chief and podcast host Dawn Vaughan talked with WUNC Capitol Bureau Chief Colin Campbell, a longtime legislative reporter. The NC state budget is delayed again this summer. How often has the General Assembly delayed the budget? Plus, stay tuned to the end for our picks for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan Guest: Colin Campbell Executive Producer: Laura Brache Video: Kaitlin McKeown, Kevin Keister
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For the week of July 17, 2023, News & Observer Capitol bureau chief and podcast host Dawn Vaughan interviews N.C. Rep. Marcia Morey, a Durham Democrat who is also a former judge and Olympian, and the House Democratic whip. Stay tuned to the end for their picks for Headliner of the Week about the timing of the legislative session and what can be done about it.
Host: Dawn Vaughan Guest: Rep. Marcia Morey Executive Producer: Laura Brache Editing and video: Kevin Keister
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For more North Carolina government and politics news, subscribe to the Under the Dome politics newsletter from The News & Observer at newsobserver.com/newsletters and NC Insider at ncinsider.com. Qualified business users are eligible for a short free trial of the daily NC Insider newsletter, as well as a demo account for our Insider Legislative Tracking service. Submit this form: t.co/2ivpV5NSuY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For the week of July 10, 2023, Under the Dome politics podcast host and News & Observer Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with her politics team colleagues, legislative correspondent Kyle Ingram and summer intern Makiya Seminera, about three significant bills vetoed by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. All three impact transgender North Carolinians, from sports to health care to public schools.
Host: Dawn Vaughan Guests: Kyle Ingram and Makiya Seminera Executive Producer: Jordan Schrader Produced and edited by: Laura Brache Video: Laura Brache and Kevin Keister For more North Carolina government and politics news, subscribe to the Under the Dome politics newsletter from The News & Observer at newsobserver.com/newsletters and NC Insider at ncinsider.com. Qualified business users are eligible for a short free trial of the daily NC Insider newsletter, as well as a demo account for our Insider Legislative Tracking service. Submit this form: t.co/2ivpV5NSuY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode for the week of July 3, 2023, host Lars Dolder talks with politics team colleagues Korie Dean and Avi Bajpai about two landmark rulings delivered by the U.S. Supreme Court that have direct North Carolina connects. Plus, hear about a prominent North Carolina Democrat who is eyeing a gubernatorial campaign, and Headliner of the Week.
Host: Lars Dolder Guests: Avi Bajpai, Korie Dean Executive Producer: Jordan Schrader Produced by: Laura Brache Video: Kevin Keister and Kaitlin McKeown
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For the week of June 26, 2023, N&O Capitol Bureau Chief and podcast host Dawn Vaughan interviews N.C. House Republican Majority Leader John Bell about avoiding the camera, his pick for U.S. president and the lawsuit against House Speaker Tim Moore. Plus, hear Bell’s menu item of choice from the Legislative Cafeteria and stay tuned to the end for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan Guest: Rep. John Bell (R) Executive Producer: Jordan Schrader Produced and edited by: Laura Brache Video: Laura Brache and Kevin Keister
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On this episode for the week of June 19, 2023, host and state Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with N&O legislative correspondent Kyle Ingram about why bills about boards are nowhere near boring. That’s because they are about control over elections, separation of powers, the role of the governor and how the legislature is trying to shift power.
Plus, hear about another elections bill that would make a variety of changes to how you cast your vote.
Host: Dawn Vaughan Guest: Kyle Ingram Executive Producer: Jordan Schrader Produced and edited by: Laura Brache Video: Kevin Keister and Kaitlin McKeown
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On this episode for the week of June 12, 2023, host Dawn Vaughan, The News & Observer's state Capitol bureau chief interviewed Sen. Todd Johnson, a Union County Republican. They discuss budget priorities, including raises, and the timeline for passing the state budget. Johnson is on the Senate Appropriations/Base Budget Committee and chairs one of the subcommittees. Listen to what Johnson’s favorite item in the Legislative Cafeteria is, and stick to the end for their picks for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan Guests: Sen. Todd Johnson (R) Executive Producer: Jordan Schrader Produced and edited by: Laura Brache Video: Laura Brache, Kevin Keister
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In this episode for the week of Nov. 28, 2022, N&O reporters Dawn Vaughan and Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi talk about write-in votes, the former state senators who are now Congressional freshmen and Gov. Cooper's vetoes. Plus our picks for Headliner of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of Under the Dome for the week of Nov. 21, 2022, N&O politics reporter Dawn Vaughan talks with Western Carolina University politics professor Chris Cooper. Cooper is oft-quoted by reporters, but they talk more about what the legislative session dynamic will look like in 2023... And that time he shot hoops with Hubert Davis. Plus, both their picks for Headliner of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In another post-election episode, host Dawn Vaughan talks with several more folks on our Election Night coverage team to get behind-the-scenes looks at candidate watch parties. Plus what Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin's reelection means, including her new fellow City Council members. With N&O reporters Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Anna Johnson, Colleen Hammond and Korie Dean. And, of course, our Headliners of the Week, including the latest on lead found on the UNC campus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this bonus episode of Under the Dome on Nov. 9, 2022, Dawn Vaughan, Danielle Battaglia, Will Wright and Will Doran give the big takeaways from Election Night in North Carolina politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Election Day has arrived! In this episode of Under the Dome for the week of Nov. 7, 2022, we look at the US Senate race and downballot races, and what to expect. Dawn Vaughan, Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Danielle Battaglia break it down for you. Plus our picks for Headliner of the Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this Under the Dome podcast episode for the week of Oct. 31, 2022, News & Observer reporters Dawn Vaughan, Will Doran and Lars Dolder give the latest on chances of a General Assembly supermajority and what to know about NC Supreme Court races, a week before Election Day. Plus Headliners of the Week about NC State vs. Virginia Tech, Halloween and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this Under the Dome episode for the week of Oct. 24, 2022, News & Observer reporters Dawn Vaughan and Avi Bajpai, and Charlotte Observer reporter Will Wright talk about early voting turnout so far, the races to watch in Charlotte, fact checking political ads, common ground on gun bills and their picks for Headliner of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode of Under the Dome for the week of Oct. 17, 2022, News & Observer politics reporter Dawn Vaughan and D.C. correspondent Danielle Battaglia talk about the recent violence in the news: both the January 6th Committee hearing that gave details of violence and response at the U.S. Capitol; as well as the names of the people shot and killed in the mass shooting in Raleigh. Plus their picks for Headliner of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, News & Observer reporters Dawn Vaughan and Will Doran talk about the N.C. Supreme Court, Voter ID and judges' races, plus what Democratic and Republican legislative leaders are saying about how the election results will impact their governing in 2023. Plus Headliners of the Week: marijuana and Kernersville!
PROJECT 170: As part of our 2022 election coverage, we sent out hundreds of candidate questionnaires for all 170 races for the North Carolina General Assembly. Compiling these responses is a lengthy process, but a grant from the American Press Institute is helping make this special coverage possible. We’re calling it Project 170. Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article266610351.html#storylink=cpy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode of Under the Dome for the week of Oct. 3, 2022, News & Observer politics reporter Dawn Vaughan talks with Kyle Ingram about our Project 170, which brings coverage of legislative races statewide. Hear previews of three significant races plus our picks for Headliner of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On Under the Dome for the week of Sept. 26, 2022, find out what N&O reporters Dawn Vaughan and Lars Dolder said about the latest in Medicaid expansion, what you missed at Politics at the Pub with Rep. Saine and Leader Reives, loan taxes, beach pizza and golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode of Under the Dome for Sept. 19, 2022, News & Observer politics reporters Dawn Vaughan and Will Doran talk about why former President George W. Bush was in Raleigh, plus the latest on Voter ID and our Headliners of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this Under the Dome for the week of Sept. 12, 2022, N&O politics reporter Dawn Vaughan talks with Congressional reporter Danielle Battaglia about candidates moving toward the middle -- or are they? -- as Election Day gets closer. Plus our picks for Headliner of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In Under the Dome for Sept. 5, 2022, Dawn Vaughan and Avi Bajpai talk about why Vice President Kamala Harris made yet another trip to North Carolina and what that means, plus the Trusted Elections Tour and our picks for Headliner of the Week. Spoiler: Dogs and basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this Under the Dome Look Ahead for Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, Dawn Vaughan and Lars Dolder discuss education as the school year begins and what legislative leaders are saying about top of mind midterms issues like abortion. Plus their picks for Headliner of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, reporter Luciana Pérez Uribe Guinassi dives into the 20-week abortion ban reinstated by a federal judge in North Carolina last week. Plus, Danielle Battaglia sends off summer politics intern Kyle Ingram on his last day at The News & Observer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Longtime News & Observer reporter Tammy Grubb joins Under the Dome to talk about her new series Women & Children First? highlighting single mothers raising children under the age of 18 who make up more than a third of the families meeting outdated federal poverty guidelines in North Carolina. Read the first installment of the series here https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article263097898.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The News & Observer and NC Insider kicked off a new "Politics at the Pub" event series Wednesday. Our first gathering was at The Raleigh Times and was sponsored by Randolph Cloud & Associates and Fidelity Investments. Listen in on the discussion with our Under the Dome politics team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New federal and state campaign finance reports show money is rolling in for candidates... Some more than others. The News & Observer's Will Doran and Washington DC correspondent Danielle Battaglia dive into what the numbers say about key races. Plus, Headliner of the Week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Danielle Battaglia and Will Doran discuss how North Carolina is honored with the distinction as the best state for business and lawmakers are credited with putting partisan politics aside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode of Under the Dome, N&O politics reporters Dawn Vaughan and Kyle Ingram discuss the Green Party ballot drama, Democrats' midterm strategy and more North Carolina political news. Plus our picks for Headliner of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this week's Under the Dome episode, Dawn Vaughan and Lars Dolder of The N&O and Insider discuss the final votes of the state budget bill now on Gov. Cooper's desk and what happens next. Plus our picks for Headliner of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, leaving the question of whether abortion is legal for the states to answer. The News & Observer's Will Doran spoke to The Charlotte Observer's Hannah Smoot about North Carolinians' reactions and the future of abortion rights in the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this look ahead for the week of June 20, N&O reporter Dawn Vaughan and N&O politics intern Kyle Ingram discuss his interviews with the NCGA's LGBTQ members, plus what to expect as the state budget process moves forward. And, of course, our Headliners of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After the shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas, gun control remains the biggest topic of conversation on Capitol Hill. Danielle Battaglia from McClatchy DC talks to North Carolina Congresswoman Deborah Ross about gun laws, "Dreamers," plus her favorite spots on Capitol Hill and in her district. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Medicaid expansion, legalization of medical marijuana and a ban on instruction of LGBTQ issues in K-3 classrooms were all approved by the North Carolina Senate last week. Reporters Avi Bajpai and Will Doran break down the latest developments with each bill and their chances of being signed into law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NC lawmakers have a full agenda this summer and reporter Will Doran walks us through Medicaid expansion, medical marijuana, the “Parents Bill of Rights,” and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Preview of the 2022 "short" legislative session with Dawn Vaughan and Will Doran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
News & Observer reporters Will Doran and Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan break down what happened with Madison Cawthorn, the successes Black Democrats had, and Gov. Roy Cooper’s big gamble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's finally primary week! In this episode of Under the Dome, Dawn Vaughan and Danielle Battaglia talk about the big races in the North Carolina primary on May 17 and what's at play. Plus stay tuned for their picks for Headliner of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The News & Observer's Danielle Battaglia and Avi Bajpai discuss the ways in which the leaked ruling from the United States Supreme Court could impact midterm elections here in North Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With early voting underway, News & Observer reporter Dawn Vaughan and Insider editor Brian Murphy talk about how turnout will impact the primary, what growth in Southern Wake County means, plus their picks for Headliner of Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NC Insider editor Brian Murphy discusses the open Democratic primary for U.S. House in District 4 with former state Sen. Floyd McKissick and Asher Hildebrand, the former chief of staff for retiring Rep. David Price. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this Under the Dome episode for the week of April 18, 2022, News & Observer reporters Dawn Vaughan and Will Doran talk about the power of major endorsements in the North Carolina primary and what other factors are at play for the upcoming election. Plus Dawn and Will's picks for Headliner of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
News & Observer reporters Avi Bajpai and Lars Dolder check in from former President Donald J. Trump's political rally in Selma, North Carolina, on Saturday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NC Insider editor Brian Murphy and News & Observer business reporter Lars Dolder discuss the VinFast announcement, economic incentives, and how the state's chase for a car manufacturer led to this point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
News & Observer reporter Avi Bajpai talks with Nabarun Dasgupta, an epidemiologist at UNC-Chapel Hill, about the current state of the opioid crisis in North Carolina, and a new drug assessment program Dasgupta and other researchers have developed to detect dangerous drugs and warn communities about them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Danielle Battaglia from McClatchy DC and Will Wright from the Charlotte Observer discuss recent reporting about the degree to which Lt. Gov Mark Robinson and U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn might represent the future of the Republican Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NC Insider editor Brian Murphy and Western Carolina University political science and public affairs professor Chris Cooper discuss how Rep. Madison Cawthorn's latest controversies could impact the chances of other candidates in the crowded 11th Congressional District field, plus why mountain districts might be most impacted by the ever-expanding length of North Carolina's legislative sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this Week Ahead episode of Under the Dome for March 7, Dawn Vaughan and Will Doran talk about masks coming off in schools, the final primary showdowns of candidates and if the legislature might actually adjourn. Plus we shared a Dome favorite: Headliner of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NC Insider editor Brian Murphy and News & Observer reporter Will Doran discuss the most competitive legislative districts for 2022 in North Carolina's new maps.
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News & Observer reporters Will Doran and Dawn Vaughan take a look at what's on deck in North Carolina politics for the week of February 21, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The News & Observer's D.C. reporter Danielle Battaglia discusses the top three things in North Carolina politics this week: the state House map, the state Senate map and the Congressional map. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NC insider editor Brian Murphy discusses the latest on North Carolina legislation to legalize online sports gambling with News & Observer reporter Avi Bajpai on this week's episode of Under the Dome.
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News & Observer reporter Will Doran takes a look at what's on deck in North Carolina politics for the week of January 31, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
News & Observer reporter Danielle Battaglia looks ahead at the week in politics, including a possible veto to a change in the primary date, whether Mark Walker will change races and what we can expect as candidates begin filing their financial paperwork to the boards of elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NC Insider editor Brian Murphy and News & Observer reporter Will Doran explore what next in the North Carolina redistricting saga, including the Supreme Court's hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this Week Ahead for Jan. 10, 2022, Under the Dome host Dawn Vaughan talks with Danielle Battaglia about what to watch for in North Carolina politics: when the General Assembly might come back for a day depending on the redistricting trial, and what moves Congress is making soon.
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State politics reporter Lucille Sherman talks with Will Doran about several redistricting lawsuits going to trial in North Carolina this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
News & Observer reporter Will Doran and Insider editor Brian Murphy evaluate the state of affairs in North Carolina redistricting litigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
News & Observer reporter Will Doran looks aheads to the week in North Carolina politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this Under the Dome Week Ahead for Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, host Dawn Vaughan talks with our D.C. correspondent Danielle Battaglia about Build Back Better and other upcoming Congressional news, as well as more campaign moves at the state level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Insider editor Brian Murphy and McClatchy DC reporter Danielle Battaglia discuss how the races for North Carolina's congressional seats are shaping up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Reporters Lucille Sherman and Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan of The News & Observer discuss the potential close of budget negotiations and an early shakeup in the 2022 congressional matchups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Insider editor Brian Murphy and News & Observer reporter Will Doran take a look at the issues likely to make political news in the coming week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
News & Observer politics reporter Dawn Vaughan tells you what to Look Ahead for -- more money and maps! -- in North Carolina politics for the week of Nov. 1, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NC Insider editor Brian Murphy and U.S. Rep. David Price discuss the Chapel Hill Democrat's decision not to run for another term in 2022, his long career in Congress, his hopes for the rest of his term and whether he'll get involved in selecting a successor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
News & Observer reporter Will Doran looks ahead to a legislative week expected to be taken up with redistricting matters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State politics reporter Lucille Sherman talks with climate change and environmental reporter Adam Wagner about a new North Carolina energy law and how it came to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
News & Observer reporter Will Doran discussed what to expect from the North Carolina General Assembly the week of Oct. 18, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the fourth episode of this special Under the Dome series, we unravel the politics of mapmaking today, the potential for reform and how the choices state legislators make will impact the legal fight over district lines for years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this week's Under the Dome Look Ahead for Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, Dawn Vaughan and Will Doran tell you the biggest things to watch: Redistricting and budget negotiations, both of which are well underway.
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In the third episode, we dive deep into the mathematics that could be the key to quantifying and fighting gerrymandering. Some of that math dates back to secret U.S. atomic bomb labs. And although complex, its inner workings are built on some familiar ideas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode of Under the Dome, News & Observer politics reporter Danielle Battaglia and NCInsider editor Brian Murphy touch briefly on topics under consideration at the North Carolina General Assembly and also look back at a momentous night in North Carolina politics one year ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the second episode of this special Under the Dome series, we examine why defining gerrymandering is harder than it appears. Bizarre shapes don’t always translate to political shenanigans. And some of our own choices – about who we are and where we live – complicate the picture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State politics reporter Lucille Sherman talks with Republican state Sen. Brent Jackson about the next steps in the North Carolina General Assembly's budget negotiation process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the first episode of this special Under the Dome series, we explore the rules of redistricting – the drawing of new electoral maps. Those rules often conflict, and that friction is a prime reason why North Carolina sits center stage during battles over gerrymandering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NC Insider editor Brian Murphy and state politics reporter Dawn Vaughan preview this week in North Carolina politics, with predictions of when the budget may be finalized, if marijuana legislation will pass and what's next for redistricting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State politics reporter Will Doran talks with education reporter T. Keung Hui about Congressman Madison Cawthorn's visits to school board meetings and the heated debate about whether to require masks in schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the Week Ahead for Sept. 13, 2021, The News & Observer's Dawn Vaughan tells you about the three big things to pay attention to in North Carolina politics this week: redistricting public hearings, vaccination and mask mandate decisions made at the local level, and our perennial favorite: the state budget process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State politics reporter Lucille Sherman talks with Western Carolina University political science professor Chris Cooper about whether North Carolina's state legislature should get a pay raise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What kind of ripple effects do we expect the Texas abortion case to have here in North Carolina? How can the public get involved in redistricting? And what’s next in the voting rights court case we’ve been following? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this Under the Dome Look Ahead episode for Aug. 30, reporters Danielle Battaglia and Dawn Vaughan discuss where things stand in NCGA budget negotiations and touch on other legislative topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NC Insider editor Brian Murphy and News & Observer reporter Virginia Bridges discuss her reporting about North Carolina's lowest-in-the-nation age for having young children appear in court and state lawmakers' attempts to raise the age.
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State politics reporter Will Doran gives us a preview of what's happening in North Carolina politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State politics reporter Lucille Sherman talks with NC state Rep. Grier Martin and Afghanistan veteran, a Democrat from Wake County, about the Taliban's takeover of the country following President Joe Biden's ending the U.S.'s military involvement in Afghanistan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State politics reporter Dawn Vaughan and outgoing NC Insider Editor Colin Campbell give us a preview of what's happening in North Carolina politics, including but not limited to: budget talks, a confirmation for Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper's second appointee for DEQ secretary and a bill, sponsored by House Speaker Tim Moore, that would harshen penalties for rioters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Visitors to North Carolina's 1960s-era Legislative Building often get lost and comment on the unusual architecture. Host Colin Campbell talks with Gerry Cohen, a retired legislative attorney who worked there for nearly four decades, about how the building was built and how it's changed over time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this Under the Dome Look Ahead episode for Aug. 9, host Danielle Battaglia discusses what's on deck at the North Carolina legislature for the week.
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News & Observer reporter Brian Murphy talks to state Sen. Natalie Murdock, D-Durham, about a recent rally in Washington, DC, where she and other state lawmakers pressured the U.S. Senate to address voting rights legislation before they leave town for August recess. The two also discuss proposed legislation in North Carolina, as well as the 2022 U.S. Senate race in the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this Under the Dome Look Ahead episode for Aug. 2, host Dawn Vaughan tells you about what the August budget process could look like as well as things to watch this week on Critical Race Theory, high school sports and potential legislation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State politics reporter talks with fellow News & Observer reporter Avi Bajpai about Republican lawmakers' attempt to dissolve and replace the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, citing the association's neglect of its member schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The legislature won’t be doing much this week, since lots of top Republicans are heading to Utah for the national ALEC conference. But while they’re gone, there are potentially massive changes in the works for high school sports and who gets to run them in North Carolina. Is it about politics? Money? Racism? Transgender issues? We examine the many angles to this bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Reporters Will Doran and Nina Pasquini examine the case of Dontae Sharp. He was wrongfully convicted of murder in Greenville and spent 26 years in prison before being freed two years ago. But Gov. Roy Cooper has not given him a formal pardon, which means he can't get even a penny in restitution for all the years of his life that the state took from him. The governor is now facing increasing pressure from Black Lives Matter activists to act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this Under the Dome Look Ahead for Monday, July 19, 2021, reporters Danielle Battaglia and Will Doran discuss what's on deck at the North Carolina General Assembly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The N&O's Washington correspondent Brian Murphy talks with U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross, a Wake County Democrat, about the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, how she has approached her first months in office, the ongoing controversies at the University of North Carolina and what it will take for a Democrat to win a Senate race in the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this Under the Dome Look Ahead for Monday, July 12, 2021, host Dawn Vaughan, with Colin Campbell, tell you the important North Carolina politics things to watch for this week: medical marijuana, House budget watch and cobra-like surprises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State politics reporter Lucille Sherman talks with The News & Observer’s higher education reporter Kate Murphy about what happened June 30, the day UNC’s Board of Trustees voted to give Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure after months of declining to take the issue up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The News & Observer's Will Doran looks ahead to the legislative topics on deck at the North Carolina General Assembly. We've got an interview with NC Attorney General Josh Stein on medical marijuana, the latest on a budget fight that could lead to criminal charges against lawmakers, and the latest on what the NCAA and NIL rules are changing for local universities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NC Insider editor Colin Campbell talks with Sen. Kirk deViere, who was one of four Democrats who voted in favor of the Senate budget. He explains why he voted yes, and why he’s optimistic about a bipartisan budget compromise rather than a repeat of 2019’s stalemate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State politics reporter talks with House majority leader Rep. John Bell and gubernatorial expert and beat reporter Dawn Vaughan about the legislature's attempt to limit the governor's powers in a state of emergency, and Gov. Roy Cooper's arguments for keeping the current coronavirus state of emergency in place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Reporters Brian Murphy and Will Doran discuss proposed changes to election laws in North Carolina and how those changes fit into the larger national debate over how elections should be conducted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the Under the Dome Week Ahead for June 14, Colin Campbell hosts and talks with Dawn Vaughan about what you need to know in North Carolina politics this week: transparency legislation, election changes and a new official state trail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dawn Vaughan hosts this Closer Look for June 11, joined by N&O K-12 education reporter Keung Hui. Most North Carolina students are finishing up their school years this week, and year-round students start the new year in July. Listen to what Hui has to say about all the school drama this year at the state and local level, from virtual and in person issues, to critical race theory and teacher raises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the Under the Dome Week Ahead for June 7, Danielle Battaglia scans the legislative horizon at the North Carolina General Assembly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Reporter Brian Murphy interviews North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in this episode. Robinson, a Republican and the state's first Black lieutenant governor, discusses his political future, his push against the state's new social studies standards, the state's vaccination efforts and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In Under the Dome for May 31, News & Observer reporter Will Doran takes a look at the week ahead in North Carolina politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State politics reporter Lucille Sherman talks with former ProPublica fellow Sean Campbell about a provision that provides sweeping immunity for health care facilities and providers during the pandemic. Read Sherman’s latest story on a facility that is likely immune from civil liability for the slow, painful death of an adult care home resident: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article251178409.html
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In the Under the Dome Week Ahead for May 24, Dawn Vaughan hosts and talks with Will Doran about what you need to know in North Carolina politics: jobs, budget limbo and COVID-19 federal relief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NC Insider editor Colin Campbell speaks with Scott Mullins of Professional Fire Fighters & Paramedics of North Carolina about proposed legislation to help firefighters deal with cancer related to occupational hazards, post-traumatic stress -- and why they want to put blue lights on fire trucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With the all-important legislative crossover week in the rearview mirror, News & Observer reporter Danielle Battaglia breaks down what to expect at the North Carolina General Assembly in the week ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
News & Observer reporter Brian Murphy speaks with bill drafting veteran Gerry Cohen about his three decades drawing districts in North Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week is one of the most important at the legislature all year: Crossover week. It’s the last chance, for most bills, to determine if they’re dead until the next session, or if they still have a shot at passing this year. We break down what some of the biggest bills are that are pushing up against the deadline. Will Doran hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State politics reporter Lucille Sherman talks with Rep. Gale Adcock, a Democrat representing Wake County, about a health care bill supported by a majority of North Carolina legislatures, yet the legislation still hasn't come up for a vote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
News & Observer politics reporter Dawn Vaughan hosts this Closer Look at what covering protests on the ground is like for N&O visual journalist Julia Wall, and what people should know about the tension in the air, protesters, police and the role of the free press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NCInsider editor Colin Campbell speaks with Zoe Chace about the making of The Improvement Association podcast from Serial and The New York Times, and what the troubled elections history of Bladen County, North Carolina, might have to tell us about U.S. elections moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State politics reporter Danielle Battaglia talks with reporter Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan about what's coming up in North Carolina politics this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
News & Observer journalists Brian Murphy, Tyler Dukes and Will Doran discuss Episode Four of The Improvement Association podcast, including their own experiences writing about elections in North Carolina's Bladen and Robeson counties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, coinciding with the release of Chapter Three of The Improvement Association podcast from the makers of Serial and The New York Times, The News & Observer's Brian Murphy and NCInsider editor Colin Campbell share views on the podcast and clips from Colin's interview of its creator, Zoe Chace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State politics reporter Lucille Sherman talks with Rep. Destin Hall, Republican House Rules Chairman, about what's coming up in North Carolina politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Coinciding with the release of Chapter Two of The Improvement Association podcast from the makers of Serial and The New York Times, The News & Observer digs into the complicated history of race and elections in North Carolina with an interview of Irving Joyner, a professor at North Carolina Central University School of Law who specializes in civil rights and race and the law. Reporter Carli Brosseau hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this discussion of Chapter One of The Improvement Association podcast from the makers of Serial and The New York Times, reporters from The News & Observer dig into the episode and share insights from their own coverage of Bladen County, North Carolina's complex and troubled elections history. Brian Murphy, WIll Doran and Carli Brosseau discuss the 2018 elections scandal that undid the apparent victory of a congressional candidate and the constant murmur of rumors concerning something called "The Improvement Association." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan hosts the Under the Dome Week Ahead for April 12. She and Colin Campbell tell you big things to watch for this week in the state legislature after a flurry of recent bill filings, and what could bring an HB2-like spotlight on North Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The North Carolina House voted nearly unanimously to ensure that each resident of a nursing home or similar facility can have at least two visits a month during a public health emergency. It's a sign that both parties see harm in the visitor bans of the past year. Insider editor Colin Campbell talks with Carolina Public Press reporter Kate Martin about the pandemic's impacts on residents and their families. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lawmakers discuss bills they’re passionate about this session including a Medicaid expansion that Democrats think Republicans may pass under a different name. Danielle Battaglia hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In a week that saw the U.S. Supreme Court hear arguments over NCAA rules limiting the education-related compensation of student athletes, McClatchy DC reporter Brian Murphy and News & Observer sports columnist Luke DeCock found time to discuss the sometimes hard-to-figure intersection between sports and public policy. The court case centers on how colleges might reward athletes with an expanded definition of education-related expenses if NCAA rules are weakened. But on the horizon is the question of broader rule changes that would allow student-athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image and likeness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everything you need to know about what's happening in the North Carolina legislature this week, with Will Doran and Danielle Battaglia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
One health professional had two felony convictions for possession of controlled substances. Another had been suspended from the federal Medicare program. A third had a revoked license, later restored, stemming from a fraudulent billing case. Here's what State Auditor Beth Wood found in one of her latest audits. News & Observer reporters Will Doran and Lucille Sherman dig into the problem in Episode 15 of Under the Dome. For full coverage of the issue, visit The News & Observer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everything you need to know about what's happening in the North Carolina legislature this week, with Colin Campbell and Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this Closer Look episode, host Dawn Vaughan talks with EducationNC reporter Alex Granados about schools reopening, and what the past year has been like for educators, students and elected officials as they managed major changes in public education during coronavirus. After a year since schools were first closed, all North Carolina students are now returning to the classroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everything you need to know about what's happening in the North Carolina legislature this week. Danielle Battaglia hosts with Lucille Sherman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A pair of bills that would remove supervisory requirements for some therapists are making their way through North Carolina's legislature. Rep. Zack Hawkins talks about what those bills would do, and what impact they would have. Lucille Sherman hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
News & Observer politics reporter Will Doran walks listeners through potential N.C. General Assembly topics ranging from school reopenings to the regulation of jello shots and alcohol-infused ice cream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What's it like to own a shuttered bar in the time of COVID? Zack Medford of the N.C. Bar and Tavern Association discusses the unique challenges posed to his industry by government restrictions in North Carolina. NC Insider editor Colin Campbell hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The week ahead for March 1 is hosted by Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, with Colin Campbell. They'll tell you what's going to happen at the legislature this week around COVID-19, reopening and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everything you need to know about former North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan, now President Joe Biden's nominee for the Environmental Protection Agency. Our Washington correspondent Brian Murphy hosts, with hurricane recovery, environmental and now vaccine reporter Adam Wagner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The school reopening debate continues this week as we await Gov. Roy Cooper's action -- and possible veto -- on a legislation that would force schools to resume in-person classes within weeks. Legislators will also take action on a proposed summer school program for kids who have fallen behind. Danielle Battaglia hosts, with Dawn Vaughan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A look at an oversight agency being eliminated by North Carolina Republican legislative leaders . The Program Evaluation Division is tasked with targeting waste, fraud and abuse. State politics reporter Lucille Sherman hosts. Read more from Sherman and the rest of The News & Observer's politics team at newsobserver.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In our look ahead at the week of Feb. 15, we'll discuss what might happen as the school reopening bill nears final passage and action from Gov. Roy Cooper. And we'll take a look at prospects for marijuana legalization in North Carolina. Will Doran hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The majority of voters in the swingiest of swing states, North Carolina voted for former President Donald Trump. But there's more to that story. We discuss our findings from the most detailed yet on the 2020 election. State politics reporter Lucille Sherman hosts with investigative reporter Tyler Dukes. Read more from Sherman and the rest of The News & Observer's politics team at newsobserver.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In our look ahead at the week of Feb. 8, we'll discuss what's next in the legislature's effort to reopen public schools and pass COVID-19 aid. And we'll take a look at how the "consensus revenue forecast" due out this week could affect those efforts. Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan hosts, with Colin Campbell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A year of remote work and virtual schooling has exposed the inequities in broadband internet access in North Carolina. What will it take to get every rural corner of the state online with high-speed connections? "North Carolina probably has a billion-dollar broadband need gap," says Jody Heustess, this week's guest on the podcast. He's a vice president at ATMC, which has received several of the state's "GREAT" grants to help private internet providers expand service in rural areas. Insider editor Colin Campbell hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The News & Observer is launching a new season of its political podcast for a new legislative session. Find out what to expect from our new episodes, and subscribe to the new Under The Dome podcast feed. Our first episodes will drop in the next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices