WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Roy Cooper
It’s the fourth week of the fiscal year, however, legislators and the Governor have yet to agree on a new budget for North Carolina.
Jul 23, 2019•23 min
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WUNCPolitics Podcast: Berger And Medicaid Expansion
North Carolina State lawmakers and the governor have still not agreed on a new spending plan for the budget year which began now more than two weeks ago.
Jul 17, 2019•28 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Robert Reives
There was plenty of budget discussion at the North Carolina General Assembly this week. But for now, still no agreement on a state spending plan. Many Democrats, led by the Governor, are pushing for the expansion of Medicaid as part of any compromise. Some Republicans, led by legislative leaders, continue to balk at that request, and say the minority party is holding the budget hostage.
Jul 12, 2019•29 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Jason deBruyn
Medicaid expansion is not the only major healthcare fight going on in state government these days. There is also a squabble over what to do about the state health plan.
Jul 03, 2019•28 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: The High Court Decides Two Major Opinions
Two major opinions were handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday.
Jun 28, 2019•23 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: Covering A Housing Crisis
Many cities across the country are dealing with a housing crisis. The problems are a complex intersection of, among many issues, affordability, capacity, poverty, wage growth and eviction. In a reporting collaborative, NPR member station WFDD (Winston-Salem) recently produced three stories about the challenges facing urban centers.
Jun 12, 2019•24 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Colin Campbell
A test of divided government played out this week at the General Assembly, where Republicans failed to override a veto from Democratic Governor Roy Cooper. It was the first time in North Carolina political history that a veto-override was approved by one chamber, and then voted down by the other chamber. Colin Campbell of the NC Insider joins WUNC Capitol Bureau Chief Jeff Tiberii to talk about the failed veto override, as well as the political effects of the Born Alive Act, and also delves into...
Jun 06, 2019•24 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With David McLennan
There were plenty of political happenings in Raleigh and Washington this week.
May 31, 2019•25 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: Josh Stein Takes On JUUL, Opioid Manufacturers, And Hate
Josh Stein became the 50th attorney general of North Carolina in January 2017. The Wake County Democrat has taken a more proactive role than his predecessor, both sparring and collaborating, with the Republican led legislature.
May 24, 2019•29 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Josh Lawson
Significant changes are coming to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
May 17, 2019•38 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: Crossover Week & Procrastination
It was a relatively anticlimactic, non-controversial week at the General Assembly where lawmakers completed the biennial self-imposed exercise of crossover.
May 09, 2019•28 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: #Red4Ed And The New House Budget
Thousands of teachers gathered outside the General Assembly this week to call on lawmakers to improve resources, funding, and student support.
May 03, 2019•40 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: An Ear On Elections
This week on the podcast, our focus turns to two special congressional elections underway in the state. North Carolina's Ninth District was marred in an absentee election fraud scandal and November's apparent winner was never certified.
Apr 26, 2019•15 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With John Bell
North Carolina House majority leader John Bell IV (R-Wayne) joins this edition of the podcast to discuss recent legislation, the current power dynamic with the Governor, and a special Congressional election. He also looks ahead to another major teacher rally planned for next month, and even offers his all-time hunting foursome.
Apr 19, 2019•27 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: Medicaid Expansion?
The latest proposal to close the health care gap was introduced at the legislature this week.
Apr 12, 2019•41 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: NC's Latest Political Controversy: Federal Bribery
North Carolina politics is the focus of a federal investigation into corruption. Four men, including the chair of the state Republican Party, were arrested this week for conspiring to bribe the state insurance commissioner.
Apr 04, 2019•25 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: ICE, SCOTUS Gerrymandering, And Opening Day
North Carolina's congressional maps are partisan gerrymanders, but does that make them illegal?
Mar 29, 2019•23 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: Meet Lawmaker And Former Judge Marcia Morey
Marcia Morey is a two-term House lawmaker from Durham County. The Democrat is a former judge, Olympian, and NCAA investigator.
Mar 21, 2019•39 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Rep. David Lewis
David Lewis is one of the most influential lawmakers at the North Carolina General Assembly. The nine-term Republican and House Rules chair from Harnett County joins the podcast to discuss a range of topics.
Mar 14, 2019•46 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: Cooper's Budget And College Athletes Making Money
Joining Jeff Tiberii on the politics podcast this week are Rob Schofield of the N.C. Justice Center and Becki Gray of the John Locke Foundation.
Mar 08, 2019•25 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: Mark Meadows, NC09, And Hands Free Driving
Mark Meadows, special congressional elections, and hands-free driving are all fair game on this week's podcast.
Mar 01, 2019•27 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: Special Live Conversation With Rep. David Price
Congressman David Price returns to the podcast to discuss some of what is playing out in the political landscape.
Feb 22, 2019•52 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Chuck McGrady
Chuck McGrady sits down for a conversation about some of the notable legislation he is pursuing this year at the North Carolina General Assembly.
Feb 14, 2019•33 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With NPR's Don Gonyea
NPR Political Correspondent Don Gonyea is already on the 2020 campaign trail.
Feb 08, 2019•28 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: The Opioid Epidemic In NC – And Across Europe
The effects of the opioid epidemic extend from small North Carolina communities, to countries around the world.
Jan 23, 2019•29 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: Checking In On Politics Elsewhere
With the North Carolina legislature convening at the end of the month, this episode of the WUNCPolitics Podcast checks in on some of what is happening elsewhere.
Jan 17, 2019•32 min
WUNCPolitics: A New NC Legislature Is Sworn In
A new legislature was sworn in this week and there are plenty of new elected officials. A total of 38 legislators are new to their posts and two of them join this week's podcast.
Jan 10, 2019•34 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Rob Christensen
Rob Christensen has reported on, written about, and observed North Carolina politics for 45 years.
Dec 20, 2018•43 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Jason deBruyn
WUNC Data Reporter Jason de Bruyn joins this edition of the WUNCPolitics podcast.
Dec 14, 2018•26 min
WUNCPolitics Podcast: Alleged Election Fraud In NC's 9th Congressional District
North Carolina is again drawing the attention of the country for a rare political story.
Dec 06, 2018•34 min
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