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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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/ad...
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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
